Gallery > Granny's Wallpaper Series

Shervone Neckles, artist books, wallpaper, flowers, identity, race, black artist, yellow wallpaper, charlotte perkins, Jamaica Kincaid, Grenada, Kitchen Area, Granny's Kitchen Area, Brooklyn Artist, Queens Artist, Skowhegan artist, Center for Book Arts,
Granny's Kitchen Area Cabinet Installation
Mixed media and digital collage
Variable dimensions
2009
Shervone Neckles, military, storytelling, family history, artist books, wallpaper, flowers, identity, race, black artist, yellow wallpaper, charlotte perkins, Jamaica Kincaid, Grenada, Kitchen Area, Granny's Kitchen Area, Brooklyn Artist, Queens Artist, S
Specialist E4
Collaged Digital print on canvas
18in x 24in
2011
Shervone Neckles, storytelling, family history, artist books, wallpaper, flowers, identity, race, black artist, yellow wallpaper, charlotte perkins, Jamaica Kincaid, Grenada, Kitchen Area, Granny's Kitchen Area, Brooklyn Artist, Queens Artist, Skowhegan a
Young Gertrude
Collaged digital print
15in x 20in
2011
Shervone Neckles, artist books, wallpaper, flowers, identity, race, black artist, yellow wallpaper, charlotte perkins, Jamaica Kincaid, Grenada, Kitchen Area, Granny's Kitchen Area, Brooklyn Artist, Queens Artist, Skowhegan artist, Center for Book Arts,
Wet-Nurse with Young Master
Collaged digital print on canvas
32in x 48in
2008

Inspired by the Charlotte Perkins Gilman short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Jamaica Kincaid's "Lucy", Granny's Kitchen Area Cabinets is a multi-part installation that investigates the tension between cultural expectations and preservation.