Lindsay, Arturo, (Minkah Of Kumasi)

"Minkah Of Kumasi" Children of Middle Passage Series by Arturo Lindsay 15 x 22 inches, offset lithograph print on paper, limited edition of 80 (2001)-- unframed Artist's Note: Children of Middle Passage series was created to memorialize the countless children and young people that perished during the Middle Passage of the trans-Atlantic slave trade whose names and identities have been erased.  In order to erase the anonymity to which these children were relegated; I titled each portrait with a traditional African name and a corresponding village.  It is very possible that a young girl by the name of Ye was kidnapped from the Ashanti village of Ejisu and later perished on a slaver crossing the Atlantic.             It is my hope/belief that when we commemorate spirit beings that met tragic ends in works of art, we provide that spirit a peaceful and loving resting place. Children of Middle Passage series is such a body of work.