Mickalene Thomas, Untitled #1, 2014. Acrylic, oil paint, glitter, rhinestones, oil pastel, dry pastel, graphite, and silk screen on wood panel. 96 x 82 in. Image courtesy of Mickalene Thomas and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong, and ARS (Artists Rights Society), New York. Photo by Elisabeth Bernstein.

Mickalene Thomas, Untitled #2, 2014. Acrylic, oil paint, glitter, rhinestones, oil pastel, dry pastel, graphite, and silk screen on wood panel. 96 x 72 in. Image courtesy of Mickalene Thomas and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong, and ARS (Artists Rights Society), New York. Photo by Elisabeth Bernstein.

Mickalene Thomas, Untitled #3, 2014. Acrylic, oil paint, glitter, rhinestones, oil pastel, dry pastel, graphite, and silk screen on wood panel. 96 x 80 in. Image courtesy of Mickalene Thomas and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong, and ARS (Artists Rights Society), New York. Photo by Elisabeth Bernstein.

Mickalene Thomas, Carla, 2014. Acrylic, oil paint, glitter, rhinestones, oil pastel, dry pastel, graphite, and silk screen on wood panel. 96 x 72 in. Image courtesy of Mickalene Thomas and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong, and ARS (Artists Rights Society), New York. Photo by Elisabeth Bernstein.