Kay Brown (American, 1932–2012). <em>First Kick of Life</em>, ca. 1974. Color etching and aquatint, printed in blue and orange, on moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper, plate: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of R.M. Atwater, Anna Wolfrom Dove, Alice Fiebiger, Joseph Fiebiger, Belle Campbell Harriss, and Emma L. Hyde, by exchange, Designated Purchase Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 2012.80.9. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2012.80.9_PS4.jpg)

First Kick of Life

Artist:Kay Brown

Medium: Color etching and aquatint, printed in blue and orange, on moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper

Dates:ca. 1974

Dimensions: plate: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm) frame: 34 7/8 × 26 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (88.6 × 68.3 × 4.4 cm)

Collections:

Contemporary Art

Exhibitions:

We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85

Accession Number: 2012.80.9

Image: 2012.80.9_PS4.jpg,

Brooklyn Museum