Eliza Leonard by Tom Jones, 2019

Reproduction of an inkjet print with beads, rhinestones, and shells

Elizah Leonard is a champion dancer and recipient of an All-American Scholarship for wrestling. In this portrait by Jones Leonard wears a Fancy Dance shawl, made by her mother, and a beaded necklace and earrings, made by her grandfather. Jones then sewed beads, rhinestones, and shells onto the print. This work won second prize in the 2022 Outwin Portrait Competition at The National Portrait Gallery.

Funded by the  Hoke Family Foundation and the Madison Arts Commission

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