Sculpting a Monumental Truth : a Search for Inclusive Equality
Date
2010-04Author
Emmanuelle, Catherine
Advisor(s)
Kernan, Barbara L.
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This project began during a trip to Washington,
D.C. where the student researcher discovered
the "Portrait Monument," a (1927) sculpture by
Adelaide Johnson, depicting Stanton, Mott and
Anthony--pioneers from the American women's
movement. An unfinished piece of marble
protruding from the sculpture alluded to a fourth
figure not yet included. A docent at the
Sewell-Belmont Women's History Museum shared lobbying efforts underway to include freed slave and activist Sojourner Truth to the monument. This project investigated the lingering divisions within American sisterhood. The researcher
reviewed print sources including historical documents, Congressional resolutions, and feminist texts to better understand oppression and inclusion/exclusion within the women's movement.
Subject
Racism in popular culture
Portrait Monument (Washington, D.C.)
Sojourner Truth statue (Washington, D.C.)
Feminists--In art
African American feminists--In art
Race relations--In art
Posters
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/46495Description
Color poster with text and images.