Combining elements of photography, painting, collage and installation, Mickalene Thomas’ work presents multifaceted and dense visual landscapes. Influenced by artists such as Carrie Mae Weems, Thomas’s work explore themes of identity in race and gender, particularly African-American females: “By portraying real women with their own unique history, beauty and background, I’m working to diversify the representations of black women in art.” This unique photomontage installation, the first (from her series) to appear at auction, is comprised of seven panels each with stacked frames and fabric built around the seven striking female portraits.