Until I Die/Georgia Trees and the Upper Room

Subtle grays and blacks form the portrait placed near the center of this print. These muted colors stand in contrast to the patches of vivid green, blue, and orange pieced together around the image. Drawn from a collection of photographs gifted to Radcliffe Bailey by his grandmother, the portrait of an unknown man serves as a point of entry into historical narratives marked by loss. Inscribed above are a series of names and dates recording the victims of lynching in Georgia. Bailey also evokes the song lyrics “Until I Die,” often found in spirituals. In this way the artist called upon practices of remembering that expand from a personal charge to a communal one.