Exchange: Feminist Theories of Work, Rest, Pleasure, and Care

Feminist Theories of Work, Rest, Pleasure, and Care

Black and white image of a nude man lying face-down on a bed in front of a window.

Joanne Leonard
Merida Morning
gelatin silver print on paper
10 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.32 cm);7 in x 7 in (17.78 cm x 17.78 cm)
Gift of the artist

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No. 1 of a series of 27 prints. A simple, two-tone palette.  A woman reclines in an armchair, seemingly asleep. An ethereal dream bubble, depicting images, floats from her head. She is positioned in a room near a window with open curtains. Through the window is a starlit sky. Three framed works hang on the wall behind her.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: The Condition of Womanhood
linocut on paper

Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019

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No. 11 of a series of 27 prints. A simple, two-tone palette. Three human figures with animal heads sit at the bottom of the image. A human figure, with four arms, holds another animal-headed person above their head using two of their arms. The back of a right hand extends from the upper-left corner and covers a woman’s right eye while revealing her left eye by parting the middle and ring finger.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: Lions are Stronger than Men
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.11

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No. 27 of a series of 27 prints. A simple, two-tone palette. Three female figures appear to be floating in space, with a web-like vortex surrounding them. At the bottom, a  female figure looks at the viewer while resting on her side, with her left arm below her head. Behind her is another woman covered in splotches and doing a backbend. The third, young woman sits with one leg over the other and leans forward.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: Birth of Three Sultanas
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.27

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No. 14 of a series of 27 prints. A simple, two-tone palette. Six female figures are engaged in various, mostly mysterious, activities. One, in the lower-right corner, writes in a notebook. Two wear unique headgear. Three appear to be at the controls of an elaborate machine.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: Sultana University
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.14

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No. 26 of a series of 27 prints. A simple, two-tone palette. A human figure with a glowing, lantern shaped head, sits in an armchair facing the viewing. One leg is tucked under the other, they are barefoot and wearing a draped, robe garment. The chair sits on a patterned floor and is surrounded by blackness interrupted by squiggled lines.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: After the Dream
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.26

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No. 12 of a series of 27 prints. A simple, two-tone palette. The image of a surreal building is mirrored on the left and right. In the windows are silhouettes of people engaged in various activities.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: In the Zenana
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.12

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No. 2 of a series of 27 prints. A simple, two-tone palette.  The torso of a woman appears against a starlit sky. Another woman, in the lower-left corner, looks at the woman and appears to point at her with her left index finger. An upturned hand, holding an hour-glass with a human head in the bottom, appears in the lower right corner.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: The Visitation
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.2

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Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: Water Storage
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.15

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No. 8 of a series of 27 prints.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: Cooking with Light
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.8

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Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: Baby Queen
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.13

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No. 9 of a series of 27 prints. A simple, two-tone palette.  A pair of cupped hands holds several cherry-sized objects while a few water droplets spew in the background. In the lower-left corner there is a bisected pomegranate. In the lower-right corner there is a bisected Kiwano melon.<br />
Sultana's Dream was printed and published by Durham Press in 2018.

Chitra Ganesh
Sultana's Dream: Glorious Fruit
2018
linocut | paper
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
2019/2.93.9

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