Title

PURE Volume 15 Cover

Creator

Micah Dillard

Rights

In Copyright.

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supported by

Jen Bracy

Abstract

The cover art was a collaboration between Micah Dillard (illustration) and Jen Bracy (art direction). The
artwork was stylistically inspired by Milton Glaser, a pioneer in the history of graphic design and illustration in
the 1960s and beyond. The work was created in response to, and as a companion piece for, the poem
“Woman Work” written by Maya Angelou in 1978. The repeated female figure image is meant to be upside
down, embodying the chaos and sadness of the life of endless chores cited in the poem. The falling woman
can also be interpreted as representing the potential release of letting go of what you can’t co ntrol. The
background is a scratchy, sketchy, and a bit like rain, which serves as a symbol of nature, which calls to
Maya Angelou’s character as she goes through the motions of her daily life being a mother, woman, and
person of color. The subtle form of an anatomical heart reminds the viewer of her humanity

Type

Image; StillImage; Text

Date

4/10/2026

Identifier

PURE_2026d