Word: platterã
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...ceramic piece “Serving Platter?? depicts two black women dressed in a style evocative of the Caribbean. One appears to be diligently pursuing some domestic task while the other watches over her shoulder. The piece seems to show two women in the service of someone else. At the same time, however, it is also a functional dish that could be used to serve a real dinner. The title thus bears itself out in a moralistic hypothetical: What if a maid had to serve dinner on this serving platter...
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