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The Jury, 2005

  • Artist

    Henry Taylor

  • Title

    The Jury

  • Date

    2005

  • Medium

    Acrylic on carboard box

  • Dimensions

    7 x 10 x 2 1/2 in. (17.8 x 25.4 x 6.4 cm)

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg

  • Object Number

    2011.11.10

Against the white shirts, khaki pants, and blank faces of the jury, the foregrounded Black man wearing a bright blue shirt appears in stark contrast. While the white jurors show no facial features, the defendant’s eyes open wide as he turns to face the viewer. Taylor uses this visual dissonance to explore experiences of a biased criminal justice system. The man’s gaze captures the fear someone might feel while standing trial—a fear compounded in this case by the denial of a fair trial by a jury of one’s peers.


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Artworks

The Jury, 2005

  • Artist

    Henry Taylor

  • Title

    The Jury

  • Date

    2005

  • Medium

    Acrylic on carboard box

  • Dimensions

    7 x 10 x 2 1/2 in. (17.8 x 25.4 x 6.4 cm)

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg

  • Object Number

    2011.11.10

Against the white shirts, khaki pants, and blank faces of the jury, the foregrounded Black man wearing a bright blue shirt appears in stark contrast. While the white jurors show no facial features, the defendant’s eyes open wide as he turns to face the viewer. Taylor uses this visual dissonance to explore experiences of a biased criminal justice system. The man’s gaze captures the fear someone might feel while standing trial—a fear compounded in this case by the denial of a fair trial by a jury of one’s peers.


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