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Kerry James Marshall — Souvenir I pillow sham
Kerry James Marshall

Souvenir I pillow sham

2017

This screen printed textile depicts an interior memorial scene rendered in a soft, nostalgic palette of greens and golds. A solitary figure in dark clothing bends over a round table adorned with white cloth and fresh flowers, creating an intimate moment of grief and remembrance. The composition frames a framed memorial notice on the right wall reading 'We Mourn Our Loss,' while decorative elements including portraits, drapery, and ornamental details fill the upper register. The work explores themes of loss, domestic space, and ritualistic mourning through its carefully composed domestic interior. Created as a pillow sham, the piece transforms a functional textile into a vessel for historical and emotional contemplation.

Medium
Screen printed on cotton percale with cotton duck back
Dimensions

Notes

Lot 28 in EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary on Artsy (May 19, 2026). Edition of 200.

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EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary

May 19, 2026

Lot 28

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Kerry James Marshall, Souvenir I pillow sham, 2017

This screen printed textile depicts an interior memorial scene rendered in a soft, nostalgic palette of greens and golds. A solitary figure in dark clothing bends over a round table adorned with white cloth and fresh flowers, creating an intimate moment of grief and remembrance. The composition frames a framed memorial notice on the right wall reading 'We Mourn Our Loss,' while decorative elements including portraits, drapery, and ornamental details fill the upper register. The work explores themes of loss, domestic space, and ritualistic mourning through its carefully composed domestic interior. Created as a pillow sham, the piece transforms a functional textile into a vessel for historical and emotional contemplation.

Medium
Screen printed on cotton percale with cotton duck back
Dimensions
48.3 x 63.5 cm
Year
2017
Edition
of 200
Seen at
EHC Fine Art Auction, Unknown

Related themes

Historical Reflection, Domestic Interior, Ritual, Institutional Critique, Grief, Contemporary Textiles, Memorial, Conceptual Art, Decorative Arts, African American Art, Domestic Space, Color Field, Figurative Art, Identity Politics, Soft Materials, Contemporary Art, Textile Art, Screen Print, Memory, Mourning

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Art Institute of Chicago