THE FUTURE OF THE ENGINEERING SISTERHOOD (ODE TO MARY JACKSON) - Framed

Original Cyanotype, handmade paper with 24-carat gold leaf.

Handmade recycled cotton rag paper:
320gsm / 100% Cotton Rag / Recycled / Acid Free / Medium Rough

Inspiration
This artwork was inspired by American mathematician Mary Winston Jackson. Excelling academically in a time of racial segregation, her math and science skills earned her a position as a "human computer" for NASA, later promoted to aeronautical engineer, making her NASA's first black female engineer, developing expertise working with wind tunnels and analyzing data on aircraft flight experiments.
For Mary Winston Jackson, a love of science and a commitment to improving the lives of the people around her were one and the same, science and service went hand in hand. along with serving a vital role in the development of the space program, she helped other women and minorities advance their careers. She managed the federal women's program, in the NASA office of equal opportunity programs. In this role, she worked to influence the hiring and promotion of women in NASA's science, engineering, and
mathematics careers.

Technique
The Future Of The Engineering Sisterhood (Ode To Mary Jackson) was created by constructing a hand-cut collage using female photographic portraiture, an illustration of stellar constellations and a halo. After coating the handmade paper with light-sensitive chemistry, it is left to dry in a dark room. The large-scale negative is contact printed onto the paper by exposure to daylight (UV rays). The print is then processed by thoroughly washing in water to remove any unexposed solution. It can then be hung to dry, developing to full density Prussian blue after 24 hours. Once the image is fixed it is hand finished with 24-carat gold leaf.

Signed by the Artist.

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