Lifting The Veil Of Ignorance : A Monument To Booker T. Ross?

From Trajan’s Column, completed in 113 AD, to the statue of Christopher Columbus in Easton, Pennsylvania, monuments and memorials have been a significant element of celebration and honor throughout history (Source B). Though monuments are typically meant as a symbol of honor, recent controversy over statues dedicated to Confederate leaders and generals has sparked the debate over how to choose subjects to memorialize, and the actual development of these memorials. When considering what or who to honor, one must also consider the subjects impact on history, ensuring that it is positive. In creating memorials and monuments, groups and agencies should examine the historical significance of the events or persons they wish to memorialize, and the

On September 18, 1895, African American leader Booker T. Washington delivered his speech which consisted of his idea for solving the “Negro problem”. In“Atlanta Exposition Address”, Booker T. Washington analyzes the idea of ending racism and discrimination through working their way up the social and economic ladder, or gaining equality naturally. He utilizes a story about a stray ship crew casting their buckets down for freshwater, and then uses that metaphor towards black people. He encourages members of his race to cast their buckets down in

Rocket also offers a look at the irreverent facet of her personality through the aforementioned statement. Rather than blindly accepting the rhetoric spouted by Icon (then Freeman), Rocket courageously and artfully offers an alternative to his viewpoint. When she says, “...if you already know how to fly” she is speaking metaphorically about his ability to fly. Essentially, Rocket is suggesting that Icon has the privilege of espousing Booker T. Washington’s “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” theory because he already possesses considerable wealth and, unlike many in Paris Island, he does not necessarily require an example of how to improve his standing in society. Further, with this statement, Rocket is also saying success is easier to

Since its founding, the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) has been exhibiting and collecting works by contemporary artists. They have an ever-expanding collection of 20th- and 21st-century art that I had the pleasure of viewing, following its remodel in 2012. In addition to the permanent collection, a new innovative experience called the Black Box gallery introduces a new way of viewing the works of contemporary artists. The Black Box allows the viewer not only to see the work in a new way, playing with light but also hear and experience images in motion. The exhibit I went to see was curated by Kristen Hileman, the senior curator of contemporary art, and it features two screen-based works as opposed to displaying one as it usually does. The two artists featured were Kara Walker and Hank Willis Thomas.Within their works, both artists discuss the feeling and experiences associated with being black in America, specifically the historical significance of the legacy of slavery.

The writer develops an effective argument that examines the three key factors (location, size, and material) a group or agency should consider in memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument in order to “effectively pay homage to deep sacrifice or honor moments of great achievement.” The sources selected illustrate a critical understanding of each source’s position, allowing the student to convincingly engage the sources to facilitate the student’s own argument.For example, in the first body paragraph, the student argues that it was a good decision to place the statue of Christopher Columbus in a serene location in order to invite reflection on the “important role Christopher Columbus had in American history” rather than “behind

Over the past years throughout America’s history, there have been many controversies based off of artwork done by outstanding artists. One of Dana Schutz’s artworks called “ Open Casket,” sparked a huge debate last year in 2017. This artwork was created based on a little boy named Emmett Till, who was murdered in 1955 by two white males due to a false accusation. Schutz was inspired by a photograph that was taken of Emmett Till on the day of his funeral, laying down in his coffin. This painting was on display in The Whitney Museum, one of the most famous museums located in New York City. Once displayed in The Whitney Museum it arose many controversies between many other artists. Some people demanded the complete removal of Dana Schutz artwork

An extraordinary man once said, “Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.” (Booker T. Washington Quotes) This man spent most of his life working extremely hard to acquire and preserve equal rights for all. His name was Booker T. Washington. He helped the black community recover from slavery during the Civil Rights Movement because he had a different yet innovative approach on ending racism, allowed many the opportunity to get an education, and inspired countless individuals around the world.

Many of the sculptures are historical figures of the United States from Samuel Adams to Stephen Austin to Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as abstract figures such a Freedom on top of the dome and War and Peace at the entrance (Stewards). This historic figure statues are people chosen to be remembered and remembered in a certain way in a public space. This gives rise to what attributes and historic significance is accepted building a certain memory of the United States. As well with the figures outside the building, they highlight the ideals and myths that are expressed in the United

The United States has a long and dark history in terms of race and equality. In the century of 1850 - 1950 the United States was locked in racial conflict. The US was a terrible place for African Americans in the past. There was rampant and blatant racism, physical segregation, basic needs were not provided, and people were lynched in the streets every day. Although in history we know that most of this blatant racism was in the south of the US including Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee. Many fled the south like during the The Great Migration during and after WWI. Between 1915 and 1920, 1.5 million Black men and women left the south for the North. Unfortunately many found The North was not nearly as safe as it was made out to be. Many sought to solve these problems 2 of the most famous being Booker T Washington and W.E.B Du Bois. Both were strong driven men with the same

During the late 19th and 20th centuries Blacks in America were debating on the proper way to define and present the Negro to America. Leaders such as Alain Lock, W.E.B. Dubois, Marcus Garvey, and Tuskegee University founder Booker T. Washington all had ideas of a New Negros who was intellectually smart, politically astute, and contributors to society in trade work. All four influential leaders wrote essays to this point of the new Negro and their representations in art and life. In “Art or Propaganda”, Locke pleas not for corrupt or overly cultured art but for art free to serve its own ends, free to choose either "group expression" or "individualistic expression.” (National Humanities Center) In W.E.B. Du Bois speech "Criteria for Negro

Whereas literature can be considered one form of art, monuments or statues are more commonly thought of as works of commemorative art. There is a multitude of different kinds of memorials and commemorations established to remember a certain tragedies of our past. Earlier in the semester, the University of Iowa held the Incarcerated in Iowa symposium that featured a film screening of Prison Terminal, a documentary of Private Jack Hall’s last days in prison. It served not only as an informative film about the benefits of prison hospice programs, but also served as a commemoration for Jack Hall. The film depicted his last days in the hospice program and his death.

Terry summarized his link which had videos about Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. There were two African American men wanting to uplift the Black community, but sought two different ways of doing so. They both saw things from two different points of views. Booker T. Washington spoke as a southerner who grew up as a slave that experienced racism throughout his life. He advocated industrial/vocational education to give blacks a useful skill to make money and take of their families. Washington had attended Hampton University. According to video, he even said that blacks would give up their civil rights if whites would show faith in them. He also uses the phrase “cast down your buckets” and stop hiring foreigners to do work blacks could do. His method fit many blacks who weren’t able to go to academic schools. W.E.B Dubois spoke from a northern black aspect that hadn’t experienced racism. It was when Dubois came to the south to study is when he experience true blatant racism. Dubois was the first black to graduate from Harvard with a doctorate. Dubois didn’t agree with Washington’s Atlanta compromise, he didn’t believe that blacks could rise off just vocational schools. He believed that in order for the black community to rise they needed an advance academic education to obtain knowledge so that they could own their own businesses and properties. He strongly believed in creating Black elite academics. He believed that southern blacks didn’t have to accept just the basic

The experience of growing up at the epicenter of socio-political change has yielded a body of work deeply rooted in personal biography and historical detail. Evokes Marshall intellectual journey over the last years beginning visits to the library. In the third and fourth grade, he knew all about art from the library. Went he was in the seventh grade he was taking summer classes at the Otis Art Institute. Marshall's career as the first painting to address the idea of black aesthetics. This team “black aesthetics” started

Since Martin Luther King was Whitten’s great inspiration, he dedicated this piece to King for his devotion to promote racial equality in America. The vibrant colors and face of Martin Luther King are the visual focus in this painting. In the middle (slightly upper), we see the face of King. His face is emerged from the painting like a ghost. We also see two more faces in the painting: one is located at the bottom and the other one is located at the left to the King’s face in the middle.

When creating a monument, considering the meaning and representation is very significant. For example, in source B, there’s a statue of a man by the name of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was an explorer who sailed from Europe to North America. In many schools in the United States, we are taught to glorify Christopher Columbus because he had ‘supposedly’ discovered this ‘New World’ and started colonization on this new land. However, it fails to acknowledge the terrible and horrific events that took place when this explorer had reached North America. “During four trips, all separate from one another, which started with the one in 1492, Columbus landed on various Caribbean islands that are now the Bahamas as well as the island later called Hispaniola.”(Strauss) When Columbus had landed in one of these Caribbean Islands, he had inhibited the homes of individuals who had already been