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Sonia Boyce OBE

born 1962

The Audition 1997, printed 2018
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The Audition

Sonia Boyce OBE
1997, printed 2018
Crayon and pastel drawing of two Black figures beneath a silver cross: one praying in a yellow top and hat, one reclining on a sofa in a red dress and headwrap; handwritten lines below end 'Laard give me strength'

Missionary Position II

Sonia Boyce OBE
1985

From Tarzan to Rambo: English Born ‘Native’ Considers her Relationship to the Constructed/Self Image and her Roots in Reconstruction

Sonia Boyce OBE
1987

Exquisite Cacophony

Sonia Boyce OBE
2015

Artist as subject

Crayon and pastel drawing of two Black figures beneath a silver cross: one praying in a yellow top and hat, one reclining on a sofa in a red dress and headwrap; handwritten lines below end 'Laard give me strength'

Missionary Position II

Sonia Boyce OBE
1985

From Tarzan to Rambo: English Born ‘Native’ Considers her Relationship to the Constructed/Self Image and her Roots in Reconstruction

Sonia Boyce OBE
1987

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