If I Were Jehovah
If I Were Jehovah, 1970

This painting is a an assertive revision of African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar's most noted poem "We Wear the Mask." As depicted in the work, the "mask" African Americans historically used to shield the depth of their emotions in a racist society is being ripped away in a full expression of outrage and determination.

This image appears in the International Review of African American Art vol.15, 1998.


Jon Onye Lockard

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