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Analyzing
Works of Art
to Interpret
Hard History
Spiro Bolos, Danny Rothschild,
and Cassie Yoon
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New Trier High School
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Professor Hasan Jeffries
MOCHE: October, 2022
Confronting ‘hard’ history
o Definition
o Our purpose
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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o Purpose
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Gordon Parks
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Gordon Parks
for
Life Magazine
MLK funeral
procession
April 9, 1968
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SEE, THINK, WONDER
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“Behind the brown mules and an old
farm wagon that creaked along the
Atlanta streets, the procession of
mourners extended beyond sight”
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Alfredo Jaar,
Life Magazine, April 19, 1968
1995, three chromogenic prints,
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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2:10
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“Nothing can be so deceiving
as a photograph.” — Kafka
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What is
happening in
this photo?
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“I have seen many
demonstrations in the
South, but I have never
seen anything so hostile
and so hateful as I’ve
seen here today.”
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July 26, 1965
Winnetka, Illinois
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“Views About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
GALLUP POLL
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“Why I Am Opposed to
the War in Vietnam”
Sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist
Church on April 30, 1967
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“Let me say finally that I oppose the war in Vietnam
because I love America. I speak out against this
war, not in anger, but with anxiety and sorrow in
my heart, and, above all, with a passionate desire to
see our beloved country stand as the moral example
of the world. I speak out against this war because I
am disappointed with America. And there can be
no great disappointment where there is not
great love. I am disappointed with our failure to
deal positively and forthrightly with the triple evils
of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism.”
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“[A]fter giving the speech...King was dropped
from Gallup’s annual list of the most admired
Americans and was ridiculed by the New York
Times, among too many others. Soon after, he
was murdered.”
— Robert Scheer, Truthdig.com
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Is there someone alive today, having
expressed an unpopular opinion, whom you
believe will be looked upon more favorably
by history than they are currently?
Who would you name?
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Kerry James Marshall
o Assumptions
o Purpose
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Three ink-jet prints on paper in wooden artist’s frames with rhinestones 57 × 54¼ × 3”
Kerry James Marshall, Heirlooms and Accessories
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Thomas Shipp Abram Smith
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Not pictured: Dr. James Cameron
Photo by Lawrence Beitler on August 7, 1930
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Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit”
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Beitler post card, au verso
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Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit”
Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) 2023-24
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Elgin, Illinois: May 19, 2016
David Powers, “American Nocturne”
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Elgin, Illinois: May 19, 2016
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Elgin, Illinois: May 19, 2016
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Elgin, Illinois: May 19, 2016
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The National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Montgomery, Alabama
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2018: South Cumberland Elementary School, Crossville, TN
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What values do
institutions
communicate
through their
displays of art?
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What values are
communicated by
an institution
through its
displays of art?
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What values are
communicated by
an institution
through its
displays of art?
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“Hey, that’s our school.”
What values are
communicated by
an institution
through its
displays of art?
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s address on the removal of Confederate monuments, 5/19/17
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Analyzing
Works of Art
to Interpret
Hard History
Spiro Bolos, Danny Rothschild,
and Cassie Yoon
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New Trier High School
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