ARTICLE XVI
from the Universal Declaration on Human Rights:

  • The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

  • Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

  • Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.

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Loving v. Virginia, (1967 Supreme Court decision that invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage in the US.), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39.5 x 29 inches ©2018

Loving v. Virginia, (1967 Supreme Court decision that invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage in the US.), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39.5 x 29 inches ©2018

Loving v. Virginia, close-up

Loving v. Virginia, close-up

Interfaith Vows, laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39 x 28 inches ©2020

Interfaith Vows, laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39 x 28 inches ©2020

Interfaith Vows, close-up

Interfaith Vows, close-up

Interfaith Vows, close-up

Interfaith Vows, close-up

Obergefell vs. Hodges Syllabus II, (2015 Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in the US), laser cut ink painting on paper, 39 x 28 inches ©2019

Obergefell vs. Hodges Syllabus II, (2015 Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in the US), laser cut ink painting on paper, 39 x 28 inches ©2019

Obergefell vs. Hodges Syllabus II, close-up

Obergefell vs. Hodges Syllabus II, close-up

Domestic Partnership, (New York City Clerk Registration Guide), laser cut watercolor, ink & acrylic painting on paper, 39.5 x 28.5 inches ©2020

Domestic Partnership, (New York City Clerk Registration Guide), laser cut watercolor, ink & acrylic painting on paper, 39.5 x 28.5 inches ©2020

Domestic Partnership, close-up

Domestic Partnership, close-up

Song of Solomon (II), (Religious Marriage), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39.75 x 28 inches ©2020

Song of Solomon (II), (Religious Marriage), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39.75 x 28 inches ©2020

Song of Solomon (II), close up

Song of Solomon (II), close up

Song of Solomon, (Religious Marriage), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39.75 x 28 inches ©2020

Song of Solomon, (Religious Marriage), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39.75 x 28 inches ©2020

Song of Solomon, (Religious Marriage), close-up

Song of Solomon, close-up

Song of Solomon, close-up

Song of Solomon, close-up

Common-Law Marriage, (Domestic Relations Manual for the District of Columbia), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 38.75 x 27.5 inches ©2020

Common-Law Marriage, (Domestic Relations Manual for the District of Columbia), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 38.75 x 27.5 inches ©2020

Common-Law Marriage, close-up

Common-Law Marriage, close-up

Marriage Rights and Responsibilities, (Originally composed by the US Government Accountability Office for the defense in the 1997 Supreme Court case United States vs. Windsor, the case that lead to the eradication of the Defense of Marriage Act), la

Marriage Rights and Responsibilities, (Originally composed by the US Government Accountability Office for the defense in the 1997 Supreme Court case United States vs. Windsor, the case that lead to the eradication of the Defense of Marriage Act), laser cut watercolor painting on paper, 39 x 28.25 inches ©2020

Marriage Rights and Responsibilities, close-up

Marriage Rights and Responsibilities, close-up

Read the documents laser-cut into Article XVI paintings. | Part I: Obergefell Vs. Hodges series | Part II: Article XVI - Marriage Contracts in America