{"title":"Echoes in the Margin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWassaic Project is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Delano Dunn, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, curated by Mickalene Thomas and hosted at Troutbeck in Amenia, NY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe exhibition continues an ongoing collaboration between Wassaic Project and Troutbeck, rooted in a shared commitment to supporting artists, fostering public engagement, and advancing cultural exchange in the Hudson Valley. Together, both institutions have cultivated a space where contemporary art, history, education, and community are brought into active conversation, extending the legacy of creative and civic exchange that has defined both places. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Delano Dunn reimagines how Black identity and desire have been shaped and seen, and what it might look like to see them anew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"delano-dunn-superposition","title":"Delano Dunn, (Superposition) (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, Mylar, glitter, vinyl, wood veneer, wallpaper, shoe polish, resin on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48 in x 40 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971807920282,"sku":null,"price":14000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn__Superposition__2022.jpg?v=1779818694"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-bye-bye-love","title":"Delano Dunn, Bye Bye Love (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, gorilla waterproof patch and gold leaf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.5 in x 6 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“The four works in this series that are represented here take their inspiration from The \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartha Washington Doll Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e published in 1945. The book consisted of cutout paper dolls of Martha Washington, wife of the first American President George Washington. There was also a narrative that ran through the book. At one point the book touches on the fact that there were slaves that lived in the White House but ‘they were happy and treated well’. That collaged with the paper dolls are images pulled from other racist Black Americana sources. The titles of the works are pulled from the 1979 film \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll That \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Lines pulled from several of the music numbers serve as titles. These materials are combined to create a grand farce; that all was good back then, not too long ago, and now. The ‘Good old days’, when othering was the norm.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971808018586,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_ByeByeLove_NOTFINALARTWROK__2025copy.jpg?v=1779815469"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-hello-loneliness","title":"Delano Dunn, Hello Loneliness (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.5 in x 6 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“The four works in this series that are represented here take their inspiration from The \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartha Washington Doll Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e published in 1945. The book consisted of cutout paper dolls of Martha Washington, wife of the first American President George Washington. There was also a narrative that ran through the book. At one point the book touches on the fact that there were slaves that lived in the White House but ‘they were happy and treated well’. That collaged with the paper dolls are images pulled from other racist Black Americana sources. The titles of the works are pulled from the 1979 film \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll That \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Lines pulled from several of the music numbers serve as titles. These materials are combined to create a grand farce; that all was good back then, not too long ago, and now. The ‘Good old days’, when othering was the norm.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971808084122,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_HelloLoneliness_NOTFINALARTWROK__2025copy.jpg?v=1779818674"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-i-dance-in-place-and-paint-my-face-and-act-like-i-belong-here","title":"Delano Dunn, I Dance in Place, and Paint My Face, and Act Like I Belong Here (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, gouache, goldleaf, metal frame, glass, spray mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 in x 9 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This series of mixed media collages explores ‘Black Americana’, the Black memorabilia, Afro-Americana, and blackface collectibles produced in the U.S. from the 1900-1950s. While that memorabilia came in many forms, from kitchenware to toys and to decor, this work primarily focuses on the pictorial representation of Blacks in postcards depicting glorified scenes of slave life—many of which included happy notes from one friend to another: ‘Thought you’d enjoy this lovely scene!’ — and advertisements for products using Blacks in the most egregious stereotypes and tropes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs I sourced these items, massing a disturbing collection in my home, I was repeatedly jarred by the current treatment of the objects in the online marketplaces, describing these derogatory depictions and slave scenes as ‘sweet, wonderful, lovely, adorable’, the same infantilizing language used to debase African Americans from the start. Many times, a bidding war ensued online, and I wondered who else was collecting these items, and why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI combined this imagery with the work of Civil War-era illustrator Thomas Nast, showing a conflicted America with no clear line drawn as to the fate of Blacks in this country.Paired together, the postcards and the illustrations provide a blueprint for the revisionism we see occurring now of the factual narrative of slavery in America. The collage process allows me to combine seemingly disparate and often incongruous imagery, colors, textures and patterns to bring historical images into a new context, one that may not even exist–a fantasyland where body parts repeat or are removed altogether, where scale distorts, where young Black girls now tower over another being. I removed these figures from their original settings and scenes, placed them onto newly built grounds of found wallpaper backdrops, layered with gold and silver, then embellished and scrubbed down. Finally, the figures are sealed into their new world, seen only between the punctures of the tar-like shoe polish angrily scattered across the canvas. In this world, they now have the power to decide their own fate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971808182426,"sku":null,"price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_IDanceInPlaceAndPaintMyFaceAndActLikeIBelongHere_2022copy_c5775296-b96d-479a-9c27-8a70292b5b72.jpg?v=1779818664"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-ida-b-wells","title":"Delano Dunn, Ida B Wells (2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, wood, wallpaper,shoe polish, spray paint, enamel paint, on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 in x 18 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971808641178,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_IdaBWells_2026copy.jpg?v=1779818655"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-its-the-smile-on-my-face","title":"Delano Dunn, It's The Smile On My Face (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, wallpaper, shoe polish, and resin on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 in x 20 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971808870554,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_ItsTheSmileOnMYFace_2021.jpg?v=1779818641"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-langston-hughes","title":"Delano Dunn, Langston Hughes (2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, wood, wallpaper,, shoe polish, spraypaint, enamel paint, on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 in x 18 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971808968858,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_LangstonHughes_2026copy.jpg?v=1779818623"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-lantern-time-is-when-she-comes-to-me","title":"Delano Dunn, Lantern Time (Is When She Comes To Me) (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, oil paint, acrylic paint, canvas, cellophane, Mylar, wallpaper, shoe polish, gouache, resin on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 in x 19 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This series of mixed media collages explores ‘Black Americana’, the Black memorabilia, Afro-Americana, and blackface collectibles produced in the U.S. from the 1900-1950s. 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I removed these figures from their original settings and scenes, placed them onto newly built grounds of found wallpaper backdrops, layered with gold and silver, then embellished and scrubbed down. Finally, the figures are sealed into their new world, seen only between the punctures of the tar-like shoe polish angrily scattered across the canvas. 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Many times, a bidding war ensued online, and I wondered who else was collecting these items, and why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI combined this imagery with the work of Civil War-era illustrator Thomas Nast, showing a conflicted America with no clear line drawn as to the fate of Blacks in this country.Paired together, the postcards and the illustrations provide a blueprint for the revisionism we see occurring now of the factual narrative of slavery in America. The collage process allows me to combine seemingly disparate and often incongruous imagery, colors, textures and patterns to bring historical images into a new context, one that may not even exist–a fantasyland where body parts repeat or are removed altogether, where scale distorts, where young Black girls now tower over another being. I removed these figures from their original settings and scenes, placed them onto newly built grounds of found wallpaper backdrops, layered with gold and silver, then embellished and scrubbed down. Finally, the figures are sealed into their new world, seen only between the punctures of the tar-like shoe polish angrily scattered across the canvas. In this world, they now have the power to decide their own fate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971809132698,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_LucyStillLovesHerCokeAndRum_2022.jpg?v=1779818533"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-meet-our-eager-friendly-crew","title":"Delano Dunn, Meet Our Eager Friendly Crew (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.5 in x 6 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“The four works in this series that are represented here take their inspiration from The \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartha Washington Doll Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e published in 1945. 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I removed these figures from their original settings and scenes, placed them onto newly built grounds of found wallpaper backdrops, layered with gold and silver, then embellished and scrubbed down. Finally, the figures are sealed into their new world, seen only between the punctures of the tar-like shoe polish angrily scattered across the canvas. In this world, they now have the power to decide their own fate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971810082970,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_TakeMeToTheLiquorStore_2023.jpg?v=1779818462"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-theme-song-to-do-you-have-any-black-friends","title":"Delano Dunn, Theme Song to Do You Have Any Black Friends (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper on brass plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 in x 6 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971810181274,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_IDanceInPlaceAndPaintMyFaceAndActLikeIBelongHere_2022copy.jpg?v=1779818451"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-there-is-no-education-in-the-fifth-kick-of-a-mule","title":"Delano Dunn, There Is No Education In The Fifth Kick Of A Mule (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, shoe polish, wallpaper, spray paint, Mylar, acrylic paint, resin on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42 in x 30 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This series of mixed media collages explores ‘Black Americana’, the Black memorabilia, Afro-Americana, and blackface collectibles produced in the U.S. from the 1900-1950s. While that memorabilia came in many forms, from kitchenware to toys and to decor, this work primarily focuses on the pictorial representation of Blacks in postcards depicting glorified scenes of slave life—many of which included happy notes from one friend to another: ‘Thought you’d enjoy this lovely scene!’ — and advertisements for products using Blacks in the most egregious stereotypes and tropes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs I sourced these items, massing a disturbing collection in my home, I was repeatedly jarred by the current treatment of the objects in the online marketplaces, describing these derogatory depictions and slave scenes as ‘sweet, wonderful, lovely, adorable’, the same infantilizing language used to debase African Americans from the start. Many times, a bidding war ensued online, and I wondered who else was collecting these items, and why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI combined this imagery with the work of Civil War-era illustrator Thomas Nast, showing a conflicted America with no clear line drawn as to the fate of Blacks in this country.Paired together, the postcards and the illustrations provide a blueprint for the revisionism we see occurring now of the factual narrative of slavery in America. The collage process allows me to combine seemingly disparate and often incongruous imagery, colors, textures and patterns to bring historical images into a new context, one that may not even exist–a fantasyland where body parts repeat or are removed altogether, where scale distorts, where young Black girls now tower over another being. I removed these figures from their original settings and scenes, placed them onto newly built grounds of found wallpaper backdrops, layered with gold and silver, then embellished and scrubbed down. Finally, the figures are sealed into their new world, seen only between the punctures of the tar-like shoe polish angrily scattered across the canvas. In this world, they now have the power to decide their own fate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971810279578,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_ThereIsNoEducationInTheFifthKickOfAMule_2023.jpg?v=1779818438"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-therell-come-a-time-when-youll-regret-it","title":"Delano Dunn, There'll Come a Time When You'll Regret It (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.5 in x 13 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“The four works in this series that are represented here take their inspiration from The \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartha Washington Doll Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e published in 1945. The book consisted of cutout paper dolls of Martha Washington, wife of the first American President George Washington. There was also a narrative that ran through the book. At one point the book touches on the fact that there were slaves that lived in the White House but ‘they were happy and treated well’. That collaged with the paper dolls are images pulled from other racist Black Americana sources. The titles of the works are pulled from the 1979 film \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll That \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Lines pulled from several of the music numbers serve as titles. These materials are combined to create a grand farce; that all was good back then, not too long ago, and now. The ‘Good old days’, when othering was the norm.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971810377882,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_TherellComeATimeWhenYoullRegretIt_NOTFINALARTWROK__2025copy.jpg?v=1779818424"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-tomorrow-whate-ver-we-want","title":"Delano Dunn, Tomorrow…Whatever We Want (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, shoe polish, wallpaper, plastic mirror, stickers, tape, vinyl, gems, resin on board \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48 in x 40 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This series of mixed media collages explores ‘Black Americana’, the Black memorabilia, Afro-Americana, and blackface collectibles produced in the U.S. from the 1900-1950s. 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Many times, a bidding war ensued online, and I wondered who else was collecting these items, and why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI combined this imagery with the work of Civil War-era illustrator Thomas Nast, showing a conflicted America with no clear line drawn as to the fate of Blacks in this country.Paired together, the postcards and the illustrations provide a blueprint for the revisionism we see occurring now of the factual narrative of slavery in America. The collage process allows me to combine seemingly disparate and often incongruous imagery, colors, textures and patterns to bring historical images into a new context, one that may not even exist–a fantasyland where body parts repeat or are removed altogether, where scale distorts, where young Black girls now tower over another being. I removed these figures from their original settings and scenes, placed them onto newly built grounds of found wallpaper backdrops, layered with gold and silver, then embellished and scrubbed down. Finally, the figures are sealed into their new world, seen only between the punctures of the tar-like shoe polish angrily scattered across the canvas. In this world, they now have the power to decide their own fate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971810476186,"sku":null,"price":14000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_TomorrowWhateverWeWant_2023.jpg?v=1779818393"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-web-dudois","title":"Delano Dunn, WEB DuBois (2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, wood, wallpaper, shoe polish, spraypaint, enamel paint, on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 in x 18 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971810672794,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_WEBDuBois_2026copy.jpg?v=1779818364"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-what-s-life-like-when-you-got-plans","title":"Delano Dunn, What’s Life Like When You Got Plans (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, gems, spray paint, wallpaper, vinyl, shoe polish, stickers, resin on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 in x 19 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This series of mixed media collages explores ‘Black Americana’, the Black memorabilia, Afro-Americana, and blackface collectibles produced in the U.S. from the 1900-1950s. 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Many times, a bidding war ensued online, and I wondered who else was collecting these items, and why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI combined this imagery with the work of Civil War-era illustrator Thomas Nast, showing a conflicted America with no clear line drawn as to the fate of Blacks in this country.Paired together, the postcards and the illustrations provide a blueprint for the revisionism we see occurring now of the factual narrative of slavery in America. The collage process allows me to combine seemingly disparate and often incongruous imagery, colors, textures and patterns to bring historical images into a new context, one that may not even exist–a fantasyland where body parts repeat or are removed altogether, where scale distorts, where young Black girls now tower over another being. I removed these figures from their original settings and scenes, placed them onto newly built grounds of found wallpaper backdrops, layered with gold and silver, then embellished and scrubbed down. Finally, the figures are sealed into their new world, seen only between the punctures of the tar-like shoe polish angrily scattered across the canvas. In this world, they now have the power to decide their own fate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971810771098,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_WhatsLifeLikeWhenYouGotPlans_2023.jpg?v=1779818292"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-blue-black","title":"Delano Dunn, Blue Black (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, shoe polish, spray paint, wood stain, and resin on wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e65 in x 36 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“These works are about Clarence Thomas, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of The United States and the second African American appointed to the bench. I have always been fascinated by Thomas. As a jurist he leans heavily to the right, with a jurist prudence that has in many ways worked against African American civil rights progress. However, it seems if you were to ask him about opinions and dissents and if they work to counter African American advancement in this country, I believe he would say no. When I think about Thomas my mind begins to make comparisons to the play \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by George Bernard Shaw and Joseph Merrick, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Not because of Thomas’s physical appearance, but rather the idea of plucking someone out of one space, dressing them up, and placing them in another. The idea of portraits came to me when news broke that Harlen Crow, a conservative activist, commissioned a portrait of Thomas for his study. The idea of this struck me. The two are very close friends but I was surprised that anyone would commission a portrait of a close friend to hand in their home. The portraits don’t ‘look’ like Thomas, and you are not necessarily expected to get to the idea that these are portraits of him by first glance. What I hope to convey is the idea of the stranger or the ‘other’.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece will ship after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971839213722,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Delano_Dunn_BlueBlack_376.jpg?v=1778478858"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-clearance-x","title":"Delano Dunn, Clearance X (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, shoe polish, spray paint, wood stain, and resin on wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e65 in x 36 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“These works are about Clarence Thomas, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of The United States and the second African American appointed to the bench. 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The two are very close friends but I was surprised that anyone would commission a portrait of a close friend to hand in their home. The portraits don’t ‘look’ like Thomas, and you are not necessarily expected to get to the idea that these are portraits of him by first glance. What I hope to convey is the idea of the stranger or the ‘other’.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971839312026,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Delano_Dunn_ClearanceX_388.jpg?v=1778478913"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-dont-try-to-kite-on-me","title":"Delano Dunn, Don't Try To Kite On Me (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper on copper plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 in x 7 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece will be available after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971839377562,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_DontTryToKiteOnMe_2021.jpg?v=1779818277"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-i-m-their-guy","title":"Delano Dunn, I’m Their Guy (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, shoe polish, spray paint, wood stain, and resin on wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 in x 36 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“These works are about Clarence Thomas, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of The United States and the second African American appointed to the bench. 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The two are very close friends but I was surprised that anyone would commission a portrait of a close friend to hand in their home. The portraits don’t ‘look’ like Thomas, and you are not necessarily expected to get to the idea that these are portraits of him by first glance. 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(2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, shoe polish, spray paint, wood stain, and resin on wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 in x 36 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“These works are about Clarence Thomas, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of The United States and the second African American appointed to the bench. I have always been fascinated by Thomas. As a jurist he leans heavily to the right, with a jurist prudence that has in many ways worked against African American civil rights progress. However, it seems if you were to ask him about opinions and dissents and if they work to counter African American advancement in this country, I believe he would say no. When I think about Thomas my mind begins to make comparisons to the play \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by George Bernard Shaw and Joseph Merrick, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Not because of Thomas’s physical appearance, but rather the idea of plucking someone out of one space, dressing them up, and placing them in another. The idea of portraits came to me when news broke that Harlen Crow, a conservative activist, commissioned a portrait of Thomas for his study. The idea of this struck me. The two are very close friends but I was surprised that anyone would commission a portrait of a close friend to hand in their home. The portraits don’t ‘look’ like Thomas, and you are not necessarily expected to get to the idea that these are portraits of him by first glance. What I hope to convey is the idea of the stranger or the ‘other’.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece will ship after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971839639706,"sku":null,"price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Delano_Dunn_SmileSoWeCanSeeYou_393.jpg?v=1778479274"},{"product_id":"delano-dunn-diamonds-don-t-come-in-those-colors-what-do-you-call-them","title":"Delano Dunn, Diamonds Don’t Come In Those Colors, What Do You Call Them (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaper, shoe polish, wallpaper, spray, paint, Mylar, acrylic paint, resin on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 in x 19 in \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This series of mixed media collages explores ‘Black Americana’, the Black memorabilia, Afro-Americana, and blackface collectibles produced in the U.S. from the 1900-1950s. While that memorabilia came in many forms, from kitchenware to toys and to decor, this work primarily focuses on the pictorial representation of Blacks in postcards depicting glorified scenes of slave life—many of which included happy notes from one friend to another: ‘Thought you’d enjoy this lovely scene!’ — and advertisements for products using Blacks in the most egregious stereotypes and tropes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs I sourced these items, massing a disturbing collection in my home, I was repeatedly jarred by the current treatment of the objects in the online marketplaces, describing these derogatory depictions and slave scenes as ‘sweet, wonderful, lovely, adorable’, the same infantilizing language used to debase African Americans from the start. Many times, a bidding war ensued online, and I wondered who else was collecting these items, and why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI combined this imagery with the work of Civil War-era illustrator Thomas Nast, showing a conflicted America with no clear line drawn as to the fate of Blacks in this country.Paired together, the postcards and the illustrations provide a blueprint for the revisionism we see occurring now of the factual narrative of slavery in America. The collage process allows me to combine seemingly disparate and often incongruous imagery, colors, textures and patterns to bring historical images into a new context, one that may not even exist–a fantasyland where body parts repeat or are removed altogether, where scale distorts, where young Black girls now tower over another being. I removed these figures from their original settings and scenes, placed them onto newly built grounds of found wallpaper backdrops, layered with gold and silver, then embellished and scrubbed down. Finally, the figures are sealed into their new world, seen only between the punctures of the tar-like shoe polish angrily scattered across the canvas. In this world, they now have the power to decide their own fate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece will ship after the closing of \u003ci\u003eEchoes in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e on November 29, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150175678618,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/Dunn_Delano_Diamonds_Don_t_copy.jpg?v=1779997031"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/collections\/Dunn_LangstonHughes_2026_1.jpg?v=1779815065","url":"https:\/\/store.wassaicproject.org\/collections\/echoes-in-the-margin.oembed?page=2","provider":"Wassaic Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}