Purple Heart Apron

Purple Heart Apron 1983

76.5cm x 56cm. 30in. X 22in.
BFK Rives
Monoprint and variations

Exhibitions
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery Oshawa, Ontario,1985, travelled to Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1986.
Kingston Public Library, 1987

Notes
The Purple Heart Apron was printed from its impression in a layer of purple ink on an arborite surface. The dark background was printed later from inked card, around a blocking stencil over the apron. The red tie end was printed from card through a stencil.

This is a statement about the love that permeates the labour required to raise children at home. This love would not be diminished by receiving a fair wage for the household and family labour, as is sometimes falsely argued.