Lyle Ashton Harris photographed over a ten-year period using a large-format Polaroid camera, “The Chocolate Portraits” consist of 200 subjects, each portrayed as dual images (the face and back of the head). These unique 20 x 24-inch monochromatic dye-diffusion transfer prints represent individuals across the social spectrum. Work from this series was first exhibited in 1998 at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art (Ridgefield, Connecticut) and in 2011 at the Studio Museum in Harlem (New York). In 2009 a monograph of the complete series, titled “Excessive Exposure,” was published by Gregory R. Miller, featuring an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a critical essay by curator Okwui Enwezor, and a conversation between Harris and the artist Chuck Close.
In this workshop for children 2.5 to 4 years old and their loving care takers we looked at the self portrait of Lyle Ashton Harris from his Chocolate Portraits series and discussed what we saw. We talked about the parts of the face and front and back.
Supplies:
- flesh tone construction paper
- face collage images
- colorful construction paper
- glue
- ribbon
- synthetic hair
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