Dorothy Dandridge — Faceted in Pink

Description

Dorothy Dandridge sits in quiet strength — gaze steady, luminous, unshaken.

This original mixed-media embroidery reimagines a vintage photograph of Dorothy Dandridge through layered geometric threadwork in tonal pinks and deep rose. Her garment is reconstructed in sharp, faceted planes — a prism of softness and power — hand-stitched stitch by stitch over a black-and-white archival image.

The contrast between grayscale skin and dimensional embroidery creates a visual tension: history meeting hand, memory meeting modern form.

Framed in an oval wooden hoop, this piece feels intimate — like a relic, a locket, a devotional object.

Details

• Archival photograph mounted on fabric

• Hand embroidery in cotton floss

• Oval wooden hoop frame 4″ x 6″