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"and was restrained of his liberty" [Wong Kim Ark v. US, 1898]
Oil on canvas
30” x 40”
Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco to parents who were both Chinese citizens. After visiting China, he was denied reentry on the ground that he was not a US citizen. In a 6-to-2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Wong (1898), citing the Fourteenth Amendment which reads, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” This ruling ensured birthright citizenship for those who are not White or Black. Part of an ongoing series of speculative portraits about Asian Americans whose court cases established important precedents with outsized impacts on us today.
Unframed, one of one.
"and was restrained of his liberty" [Wong Kim Ark v. US, 1898]
Oil on canvas
30” x 40”
Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco to parents who were both Chinese citizens. After visiting China, he was denied reentry on the ground that he was not a US citizen. In a 6-to-2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Wong (1898), citing the Fourteenth Amendment which reads, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” This ruling ensured birthright citizenship for those who are not White or Black. Part of an ongoing series of speculative portraits about Asian Americans whose court cases established important precedents with outsized impacts on us today.
Unframed, one of one.