Garden Ensconced, 2024
Plastic and glass beads, yarn, fabric, crocheted fiber, ribbon, stainless steel
124.25 x 93 x 6.24 in. (315.6 x 236.2 cm)
Scot-1386-C

Monkey Passion, 2023

Glass beads, wire, thread

37 x 18 x 4.5 in. (94 x 45.7 cm)

Scot-1281-C

I Call Her Name, 2024
Plastic and glass beads, yarn, knotted fabric, metal armature
104 x 89 x 3 in. (264.2 x 226.1 x 7.6 cm)
Scot-1291-C
Photo: Mitro Hood for the Baltimore Museum of Art

Buddha (Earth), 2013

Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, wire, thread

27 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (69.8 x 28.6 x 29.2 cm)

Scot-1034-C

Twins, 2014/2023

Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, wire, thread

23 x 16 x 13 inches

Scot-1080-C

Trickster Savior - The Salvation of African Albinos, 2021-2022
Peyote stitched glass beads, thread, wire
22 x 16 3/4 x 23 in. (55.9 x 42.5 x 58.4 cm)
Scot-1220-C

St. Martin's Dance, 1988
Handmade pulp paper process, pigments, beads, thread, glass mirror, foil, found object, aluminum, plastic
Print: 64.5 x 32 inches
Frame: 74.5 x 41.5 inches
Collaborating master printer/papermaker, Helen C. Fredrick
Printed at Pyramid Atlantic, Riverdale, MD
Scot-1346-C
Available to Museums

Untitled Fairy Tale from the Graphic Novel Series, 2019-2020
Glass beads, thread, wire
42 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (108 x 54.6 cm)
Scot-1186-C

Him, 2006
Blown and hand painted glass, glass beads, wire, thread
26 x 10 x 10 in. (66 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Scot-1296-C

Ancestry / Progeny, 2008

Porcelain figures, glass beads, thread

Installed approx: 20 x 14 x 4 in. (50.8 x 35.6 x 10.2 cm)

Beaded head: 7 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/4 in. (19.1 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm)

Female figure: 12 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (31.8 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm)

Male figure: 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (31.8 x 14 x 6.3 cm)

SCO-0367-OS

Sixteen Days in His Life, 1996-1998
Handmade pulp paper process, collagraph, woodcut, relief embossing, pigments, beads, thread, collage
Average dimensions: 60 x 44 inches each
Installation dimensions: 225 x 83 inches
From an edition of 15 (6 prints comprise this installation)
Published by Island Press, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Printer: Maryanne Ellison Simmons

Excessive Force, 2018

Glass beads, thread, glass, found object

Bullets (each): 2.88 x 0.75 x 0.75 in. (7.3 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)

Butterfly: 3.5 x 3.25 x 1.25 in. (8.9 x 8.3 x 3.2 cm)

Scot-1151-C

Beaded bullets with the initials of individuals who perished through the use of excessive force. Individuals include:
Katheryn Johnson, Tamir Rice, Korryn Gaines, Trayvon Martin, Rodney King, Mike Brown, Philando Castille,
Sandra Bland, Erica Garner, Amadou Diallo, Freddie Gray, Tanisha Anderson, Eric Garner's Soul (Butterfly)

Coppers, 2023
Glass beads, thread
46 x 26.5 in. (116.8 x 67.3 cm)
Scot-1257-C
Collection of Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Merrill Wright, Seattle, WA

Intentional, 2022
Glass beads, thread
Left piece: 16 x 9 in. (40.64 x 22.86 cm)
Right piece: 12 x 10 in. ( 30.48 x 25.4 cm)
Scot-1258-C

War Woman I, 2014

African sculpture, thread, wire, dice, cast glass guns

30 x 18 x 18 in. (76.2 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)

Scot-1043-C

Inkisi: St. John the Conqueror, 2009/2024
Glass bottles, coral, glass beads, mixed media
18 x 15 x 14 in. (45.7 x 38.1 x 35.6 cm)
SCO-0346-C

Title Unknown, 1988
Handmade pulp paper process, sequins, plastic beads, thread, cellophane, ribbon, mesh, bark wood chip, mirror glass, foil, tulle
Print: 76.5 x 46.5 inches
Frame: 81.5 x 50 inches
Printed at Pyramid Atlantic, Riverdale, MD
Scot-1350-C
Available to Museums

Lewd #1, 2013

Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, wire, thread

11 x 21 x 6 in. (27.9 x 53.3 x 15.2 cm)

Scot-1031-C

Araminta with Rifle and Vévé, 2017

Painted milled foam with found objects, blown glass and mixed media appliqués, beaded staff

Dimensions for this work are variable

Figure approx. 132 x 60 x 60 in. (335.3 x 152.4 x 152.4 cm)

Rifle approx. 78 x 6 x 3 1/2 in. (198.1 x 15.2 x 8.9 cm)

Vévé approx. 60 x 42 x 1 in. (152.4 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm)

Scot-1133-C

Pretty Girl Veiled, 2012

Nigerian wooden object, plastic and glass beads, thread, fabric

44 x 24 x 26 in. (111.8 x 61 x 66 cm)

Scot-1015-C

Of Africa, 2021 - 2023
Glass beads, thread
64.5 x 35.5 in. (163.8 x 90.2 cm)
Scot-1256-C
Collection of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond

Sex Traffic, 2014

Hand-blown Murano glass, metal, glass beads, thread, leather

76 x 16 x 9 1/2 in. (193 x 40.6 x 24.1 cm)

Scot-1068-C

Sex Traffic 2, 2017

Hand-blown Murano glass, metal, glass beads, thread, wire

10 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 8 in. (26.7 x 80 x 20.3 cm)

Scot-1130-C

From the Ancestry/ Progeny Series : Race Rattle, 2009 
Wood, glass beads, crab claws, copper bells, thread
13 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (33.02 x 19.05 x 10.16 cm)
SCO-0331-C

Aloft, 2016-2017

Hand-blown Murano glass, beads, thread

37 x 10 x 10 in. (94 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)

Private Collection

Dead Albino Boy for Sale, 2021- 2022
Peyote stitched glass and plastic beads, thread, wire
31 x 18 x 13 in. (78.7 x 45.7 x 33 cm)
Scot-1219-C
Private Collection

Ark, 2019

Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, thread, wire, repurposed objects

31 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 6 in. (80 x 34.3 x 15.2 cm)

Scot-1187-C

Title Unknown, 1988
Handmade pulp process, pigments, beads, sequins
Print: 64 x 32 in. (162.6 x 81.3 cm)
Frame: 72 x 39.25 in. (182.9 x 99.7 cm)
Printed at Pyramid Atlantic, Riverdale, MD
Scot-1377-C

Jumped Overboard, 2023

Glass beads, thread

26 x 14.5 inches

Collection of Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, IL

Taleteller, 2019

Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, thread, found objects, copper wire, cement

35 x 11 x 10 in. (88.9 x 27.9 x 25.4 cm)

Scot-1182-C

Hide, 2023
Glass beads, wire, thread
28.5 x 13 in. (72.4 x 33 cm)
Scot-1280-C

The Collector 2, 2023
Glass, glass beads, wire, thread, mixed media, wood
Figure: 8.5 x 12 x 9 in. (21.6 x 30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Wall piece: 13.25 x 8.25 x 1.5 in. (33.7 x 21 x 3.8 cm)
Installed: 16.5 x 14.5 x 12 in. (41.9 x 36.8 30.5 cm)
Private Collection

Face, circa 1970s

Wool

23 x 53 in. (58.4 x 134.6 cm)

Scot-1155-C

Private Collection

Harriet's Quilt, 2016-2022
Plastic and glass beads, yarn and knotted fabric by Elizabeth Talford Scott, polyester fabric, painted stainless steel armature
103.5 x 79.5 x 6 in. (262.9 x 201.9 x 15.2 cm)
Collection of Shah Garg Foundation

Gun Woman, 2019

Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, thread

19 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 6 in. (49.5 x 34.3 x 15.2 cm)

Scot-1191-C

Private Collection

Harlequin Twins, 2016
Hand-blown Murano glass, fused glass, glass beads, thread
18 x 12 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (45.7 x 31.8 cm)
Scot-1098-C

Lynching Necklace, 1998

Peyote stitched beads, thread

11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm.)

Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art

Blue Baby Book Redux, 2018

Glass beads, thread, wire

37 1/2 x 52 1/4 in. (95.2 x 132.7 cm)

Scot-1152-C

Collection of Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Merrill Wright, Seattle, WA

[Harriet's] Rifle, 2017

Blown glass, glass beads

12 x 47 x 5 in. (30.5 x 119.4 x 12.7 cm)

Scot-1134-C

Harriet's Rifle 2, 2018

Blown glass, glass beads, thread, repurposed objects

10 x 45 x 6 in. (25.4 x 114.3 x 15.2 cm)

Scot-1129-C

Milk Mammy 2, 2012-2014

Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, wire, thread, plastic dice

28 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (72.4 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm)

Scot-1000-C

Look Mom - A Doctor, 2008

Glass beads, thread, wood, coins, glass

17 3/4 x 10 x 12 in. (45.1 x 25.4 30.5 cm)

SCO-0311-C

Pussy Melon 1, 1994

Blown glass, glass beads, thread

11 x 11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 38.1 cm)

SCO-0356-C

War Baby, 2014

Hand-blown Murano glass, beads, thread, photographs

14 1/2 x 18 x 15 in. (36.8 x 45.7 x 38.1 cm)

Scot-1084-C

Mexican - African - American / Casta Family, 2006

Wood, peyote stitched glass beads, stained glass, fabric, thread, African sculpture, Mexican mask

Installed approx: 27 x 20 1/2 x 14 in. (68.6 x 52.1 x 35.6 cm)

Man & Child: 20 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 7 in. (52.1 x 16.5 x 17.8 cm)

Woman: 20 x 8 x 9 in. (50.8 x 20.3 x 22.9 cm)

SCO-0298-C

Motherhood 3000, ca. 1983-86/2023 

Fabric, thread, glass beads

33 1/2 x 35 1/4 in. (85.1 x 89.5 cm)

Scot-1196-C

Sixteen Days in His Life, 1996
Handmade pulp paper process, collagraph, woodcut, relief embossing, pigments, beads, thread, collage
Print: 65 x 32 in. (165.1 x 81.3 cm)
Frame: 85.63 x 49.75 x 2.75 in. (217.5 x 126.4 x 7 cm)
Edition 1 of 15
Published by Island Press, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Printer: Maryanne Ellison Simmons

From the Day After Rape Series: The Devil Made Me!, 2008

Commercial glass, peyote stitched glass beads, thread, fabric

11 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (29.9 x 10.8 x 9.5 cm)

SCO-0327-C

Lips, 1991

Glass beads, thread, wire

17 x 9 1/4 x 3 in. (43.2 x 23.5 x 7.6 cm)

Scot-1121-C

Untitled (Blue Face), circa 1990s
Beads, thread, wire, metal, safety pins, scissors, knife, letter opener, oxidation
39 x 22 x 15 in. (99.1 x 55.9 x 38.1 cm)
Scot-1239-C

Confused, 2008

Blown glass, glass beads, thread, wire

7 3/4 x 11 x 8 1/4 in. (19.7 x 27.9 x 21 cm)

SCO-0326-C

She Who Must Be Revered, 1989

Leather, beads, ceramics, bone, thread

11 x 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Scot-1158-C-OS

Lynched Tree, 2011

Plastic and glass beads, blown glass, thread, wire, wood, metal, repurposed objects

Dimensions for this work are variable

Approx: 106 x 42 x 15 in. (269.2 x 106.7 x 38.1 cm)

Public Collection

Dirty Skies, 2023
Glass, metal, wire
27 x 14.75 x 1 in. (68.6 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm)

Buddha (Wind), 2013

Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, wire, thread

20 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 13 in. (52.1 x 31.8 x 33 cm)

Scot-1033-C

Private Collection

The Collector, 2022
Glass beads, thread, wire
Wall piece: 14.75 x 6 in. (37.47 x 15.24 cm)
Seated figure: 9 x 5.5 x 3 in. (22.86 x 13.97 x 7.62 cm)
Private Collection

Shawl, 2017

Artist-spun crochet wool, pearls, beads, insects cast in resin, mixed media

32 x 32 x 2 1/2 in. (81.3 x 81.3 x 6.3 cm)

Scot-1195-C

From the Day After Rape Series: Congo III, 2008

Peyote stitched glass beads, thread

3 3/4 x 9 x 12 1/2 in. (9.5 x 22.9 x 31.8 cm)

SCO-0320-C

From the Day After Rape Series: Bosnia II, 2008

Peyote stitched glass beads, thread

8 1/2 x 8 x 2 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm)

SCO-0313-C

From the Day After Rape Series: Mommy, 2009

Peyote stitched glass beads, glass jar, thread

4 x 9 x 6 in. (10.2 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm)

SCO-0336-C

From the Day After Rape Series: Later Baby, 2008

Peyote stitched glass beads, thread

10 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (27.3 x 10.5 x 9.5 cm)

Private Collection

From the Day After Rape Series: Gathering Water, 2009

Peyote stitched glass beads, thread, glass jar, wooden pipes

8 x 8 x 4 in. (20.3 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm)

SCO-0335-C

Private Collection

Decapitated Tanzanian Albino Boy Head, 2009-2011

Blown and beaded glass, metal, thread

Dimensions for this work are variable

Beaded head: 7 1/2 x 5 x 4 3/4 in. (19.1 x 12.7 x 12.1 cm)

Glass piece: 12 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (30.5 x 11.4 x 14 cm)

SCO-0370-C

Mammie Wada III, circa 1978-81

Mixed media, beads, thread, raffia, yarn, hair, ceramics, bone

7 x 20 x 9 in. (17.8 x 50.8 x 22.9 cm)

Scot-1108-C

Mammie Wada V, Circa 1978-1981
Mixed media, beads, thread, raffia, yarn, hair, leather, photograph, ink
5 x 18 x 7 in. (12.7 x 45.7 x 17.8 cm)
Scot-1109-C

Oogah Boogah, 2005

Blown glass, glass beads, stone, ceramics, wood, thread

25 1/2 x 11 x 14 in. (64.8 x 27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Scot-1209-C

Joyce J. Scott & Tim Tate
Now, 2022-2023
Cast glass created using dry plaster casting technique, repurposed glass, beads, upcycled objects, cast figures, paint, steel 
72 x 108 x 2 in. (182.9 x 274.3 x 5.1 cm)
JJSTT-1000-CO

Vaulted, 2006 
Lampworked glass, glass beads, wire, thread
27 x 9 x 6 1/4 in. (68.58 x 22.86 x 15.88 cm)
SCO-0299-C

Oh Say Can You See, 2016 
Wood, glass beads, metal
8 x 10 x 15 in. (20.3 x 25.4 x 38.1 cm)
Scot-1102-C

Ancestry / Progeny, Prayers, 2012 
Peyote stitched glass beads, cast glass
12 x 9 x 3 1/2 in. (30.5 x 22.9 x 8.9 cm)
Scot-1017-C

Albina/Inkisi, 2018
Glass, beads, thread, wire, syringes
29 x 12 x 7 1/2 in. (73.7 x 30.5 x 19.1 cm)
Private collection

White Tongue, 2013
Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, wire, thread
30 x 8 x 13 in. (76.2 x 20.3 x 33 cm)
Private Collection

Wet Nurse, 2002-2017

Glass beads, thread, leather

18 x 7 x 6 in. (45.7 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm)

Public Collection

Albina/Inkisi, 2018
Glass, beads, thread, wire, syringes
29 x 12 x 7 1/2 in. (73.7 x 30.5 x 19.1 cm)
Private Collection

Breathe, 2014
Hand-blown Murano glass, glass beads, thread
20 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 16 in. (52.1 x 49.5 x 40.6 cm)
Public Collection

From the Still Funny Series: Asian/Negro, 2011 
Japanese ceramic figurine, glass beads, thread
6 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. (15.24 x 10.16 x 6.99 cm)
Private Collection

From the Day After Rape Series: The Secret's Out, 2009

Peyote stitched glass beads, glass jar, thread

5 x 5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)

Private Collection

Pussy Melon 2, 1995
Blown glass, glass beads, paint, thread
11 x 14 x 8 in. (27.9 x 35.6 x 20.3 cm)
Scot-1105-OS On Loan

Ancestry / Progeny II, 2008 
Fused and painted glass, copper inclusions, Indian figurine, lampwork, beadwork, wire, metal key
11 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (29.2 x 24.8 x 6.99 cm)
SCO-0314-C

Ancestry / Progeny I, 2008 
Fused and painted glass, copper inclusions, African sculpture, lampwork, old tintype, chain, beadwork
20 x 10 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (50.8 x 25.7 x 7 cm)
Scot-1120-C

Buddha's Hand, 2005

Blown glass, glass beads, thread, found objects

17 x 4 x 2 in. (43.2 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm)

Scot-1160-C

Private Collection

Decapitated Darfur Mother's Head, 2014 
Glass beads, thread
4 x 1 x 1 1/2 in. (10.2 x 2.5 x 3.8 cm)
Scot-1079-C

Harriet Tubman As Buddha, 2017
Glass and plastic beads, thread, rocks, and armature
40 x 25 x 15 in. (101.6 x 63.5 x 38.1 cm0
Collection of Montclair Art Museum, NJ

Prayer Card 1, 2017 
Found prayer card, glass beads, thread
10 x 6 1/2 in. (25.4 x 16.5 cm)
Scot-1126-C

Prayer Card 2, 2017 
Found prayer card, glass beads, thread
6 x 3 in. (15.2 x 7.6 cm)
Scot-1127-C

Dizzy Girl, 2014/2016
Hand-blown Murano glass, fused glass, glass beads, glass beads, thread
25 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (63.5 x 39.4 x 21.6 cm)
Collection of The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY

Untitled (Yellow), 2020
Hand-blown Murano glass, beads, thread, plastic dice, metal and wood armature
29 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (75.6 x 26.7 cm)
Private Collection

Untitled (Gourd 2), 2017
Claw, beads, wire, thread
9 x 7 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm)
Collection of Mellon Foundation