Mickalene Thomas: Sandra, She's a Beauty, 2009

On the Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade this fall, the photo collage of a mother, crafted by her daughter, welcomes visitors to the Gardner Museum. Clothed in regal red, Sandra Bush, mother of multidisciplinary artist Mickalene Thomas, both recalls and rejects the dominant canon of Western portraiture with a radiant smile. 

Gift at the Gardner's collection of gifts celebrates Mickalene Thomas' installation and honors the artist's emboldening body of work.