Never Forget #1 | George Stinney Jr. Canvas
$108.00
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This canvas is a memorial and an indictment.
It centers a young Black boy in prison stripes, holding a numbered placard, framed by a dark floral field that feels like a funeral wreath and a halo at the same time. The contrast is the point: innocence surrounded by the aesthetic language of “tribute,” forced to share space with the visual language of punishment. The warm browns and golds read like aged paper and old court rooms—history that refuses to stay in the past.
Titled for George Stinney Jr., this piece isn’t “true crime” decor. It’s a reminder of what America was willing to do to Black childhood, and how easily the system turns a child into a case number when the truth is inconvenient. The florals don’t soften the story—they sharpen it. They say: you will look. You will remember. You will not pretend it was normal.
Created under BAD AFRIKA and signed by Joseph J Washington, this canvas is for the wall of anyone who understands that remembrance is a form of resistance.
• 1.25″ (3.18 cm) thick poly-cotton blend canvas
• Canvas fabric weight: 10.15 +/- 0.74 oz./yd.² (344 g/m² +/- 25g/m²)
• Fade-resistant
• Hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars
• Mounting brackets included
• Blank product sourced from the US, Canada, Europe, UK, or Australia
Never Forget #1 | George Stinney Jr. Canvas
$108.00
It centers a young Black boy in prison stripes, holding a numbered placard, framed by a dark floral field that feels like a funeral wreath and a halo at the same time. The contrast is the point: innocence surrounded by the aesthetic language of “tribute,” forced to share space with the visual language of punishment. The warm browns and golds read like aged paper and old court rooms—history that refuses to stay in the past.
Titled for George Stinney Jr., this piece isn’t “true crime” decor. It’s a reminder of what America was willing to do to Black childhood, and how easily the system turns a child into a case number when the truth is inconvenient. The florals don’t soften the story—they sharpen it. They say: you will look. You will remember. You will not pretend it was normal.
Created under BAD AFRIKA and signed by Joseph J Washington, this canvas is for the wall of anyone who understands that remembrance is a form of resistance.
• 1.25″ (3.18 cm) thick poly-cotton blend canvas
• Canvas fabric weight: 10.15 +/- 0.74 oz./yd.² (344 g/m² +/- 25g/m²)
• Fade-resistant
• Hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars
• Mounting brackets included
• Blank product sourced from the US, Canada, Europe, UK, or Australia
Size guide
| HEIGHT (inches) | WIDTH (inches) | |
| 24″×36″ | 24 | 36 |
| HEIGHT (cm) | WIDTH (cm) | |
| 24″×36″ | 61 | 91.4 |