Deborah Roberts: The Evolution of Mimi

Author: Andrea Barnwell Brownlee (Author, Editor), Kirsten Pai Buick (Author), Erin J. Gilbert (Author), Beverly Guy-Sheftall (Author), Antwaun Sargent (Author), Franklin Sirmans (Author), Valerie Cassel Oliver (Author)
Publisher: Georgia Museum of Art and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
Year: 2019
Pages: 160
ISBN: 978-1946657107

Deborah Roberts creates visually arresting collages that encourage important conversations about girlhood, vulnerability, body image, popular culture, self-image, and the dysfunctional legacy of colorism. Combining found photographs, painting, and drawing, she examines the weight that society places on Black girls.