<I>The Leopard Woman</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995
name: label: Created by
content: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American
notes: label: Description
content: A painting with four leopards at center. The four leopards at the center are each facing a different side of the painting. The leopard facing the top of the painting is red, the one facing the bottom is yellow, the one facing the left is blue, and the one facing the right is green. There is a blue circular border around the leopards with a yellow, blue, red, and green background. Painted around the four leopards are eight people. There are four women carrying babies on their backs. Two of the women are wearing orange dresses and matching headbands with gold jewelry. The other two women are wearing yellow dresses and headbands with an orange and blue design and gold jewelry. Two of the men in the painting are wearing purple outfits and carrying brown walking sticks. The other two men are wearing purple outfits that have red, blue, and green lines down them and are carrying brown walking sticks. In the background of the painting there are animals on green land and the center of the background is blue. The image of the people and animals has a blue rectangular border around it. The top and bottom sides of the rectangle are a lighter blue than the left and right sides. At each corner of the rectangle is a square with a curved cross shape at the center. The cross at the top left is blue, at the top right is yellow, and the bottom left is red, and at the bottom right is green. The top and bottom edges of the painting are blue and the left and right edge are green. There is a large yellow stain on the back of the painting from dried adhesive.
place: label: Place made
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Malene Djenaba Barnett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2025.18.21
objectType: label: Type
content: paintings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Malene Djenaba Barnett
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 18 × 12 in. (45.7 × 30.5 cm)