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Mural by
Bernard Hoyes
In the Spirit of
Contribution
(Detail 4)
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TITLE:
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In
the Spirit
of Contribution
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SIZE:
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120'
x 6'-10'
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MEDIUM:
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Acrylic
Colors
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COMPLETED:
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FEBRUARY
1990
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ASSISTANTS:
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Eric
Walker, Sherwood
Andrews, Matthew Ausberry, Ote Bell, Carols Rittner, Carlos
Galdamez, Hugo Munoz, Hugo
Azucena, Ivon Shackelford, Lavera Hoyes.
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COORDINATOR:
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Paulette
Seagraves
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SPONSOR:
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First
A.M.E. Church
Reverend Cecil Murray-Pastor 2270 Harvard Avenue. Mural Location:
LaSalle and 21st.
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IMAGES:
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Looking at mural
from the south on La Salle the Mural reads from left to center and
from right to center.
The Woman in
the Red dress is being visited by the Unity of Spirit,
symbolized by a Dove over her head. Ceremonial Table in the
background; a Feast in
celebration of everyone coming to a common Table, the Unity of
Spirit.
Three figures with Heads lifted in
Unison represent
Liberation. They are dressed in Black, Green and Red.
The Turbulent 60’s. The awakening of
African-American
in leading causes of Civil Rights and Equality for all. Tommy Smith
and John Carols’
Protest Stand in the 1968 Olympics. The Supremes as a Revolutionary
group, broke down
barriers in popular music. For the first time youths of America
(Blacks and Whites) shared
a Unity of Spirit, in the assimilation of music and dance.
Three figures draped in the colors of
Mexico symbolizes
revolution and defiance. The skull, the trials and tribulations of
Mexican descendents in
Urban America.
The Mariachi band, Mexico’s musical
contribution. The
Peasant mother is being serenaded for her persistence in the
continuity of life over
struggle.
The Procession of Hispanic heritages
moving towards the
Center Ceremonial Table to a Spiritual Union.
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THE
FACES:
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Edward
Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974), American pianist who
was the
greatest jazz composer and bandleader. One of the originators of
big-band jazz, Ellington
led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of
scores.
Bill "Bojangles"
Robinson (1878-1949),
Legendary tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was born on May 25,
1878, in
Richmond, Virginia. An innovator, Robinson is credited with
transforming tap from a
flat-footed dance to a style that pushed the performer on to the
toes. Many Robinson
steps, including the famous "stair dance," are part of the tap
repertoire today.
Paul Robeson
(1898-1976), a great athlete,
actor, singer, and scholar - was a pioneer in promoting political
and material support to
the liberation movement of South Africa. A courageous fighter
against racism and
colonialism, he suffered persecution during the "cold war" but stood
firm.
Elijah Muhammad
(1897-1975), was born on
October 10th in 1897 as Elijah Poole near Sandersville, Georgia. His
father was a Baptist
preacher, who had been a slave. In 1930 he changed his name to
Elijah Muhammad. When he
created the nation of Islam he called himself the “Messenger of
Allah” and
preached that the only salvation for black people in the United
States lay in withdrawal
into an autonomous state. He greatly influenced Malcolm X, although
Malcolm later left the
Black Muslims.
Marian Anderson (1897-1993),
was born in
South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Beginning at the age of six, she
sang in the Union
Baptist Church Choir. She was the first African American musician to
gain widespread
popularity with mixed audiences in this country. Before Anderson
embarked on her singing
career, black musicians were not welcome on the American concert
stage. During her
professional singing career she was considered the world's greatest
contralto.
Frida Kahlo
(1910-1954), Painter. Her
contribution has only been canonized of late. As a result of an auto
accident at about 25
years of age, her reproductive organs were torn from her body. She
lived a painful
existence; never completely healing (because of medical ignorance of
that time), yet she
continued to paint. Frida let out all of her emotions on a canvas.
She painted her anger
and hurt over her stormy marriage, the painful miscarriages, and the
physical suffering
she underwent because of the accident.
Benito Juarez (1806-1872),
One of
Mexico’s important Presidents of Indian heritage, who wrote its
Constitution. Mexican
liberal statesman and national hero. Revered by Mexicans as one of
their greatest
political figures, Juárez, with great moral courage and honesty,
upheld the civil law and
opposed the privileges of the clergy and the army.
Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919),
(red face),
Hero of the Mexican Revolution. Rose from a family of farmers and
ranchers to organize his
people to fight tyranny.The son of "prosperous Indian peasants",
Emiliano was
born in Anencuilco and in his youth worked as a cowboy, horse
trainer, mule driver, and
sharecropper. Although Emiliano Zapata is often portrayed as a
bandit by Western
capitalists, he is considered a national hero in Mexico. His Plan of
Ayala was
incorporated in the Constitution of 1917 and some subsequent
presidents, especially
Working-Class-born Alvaro Obregon, carried out some land
redistribution.
Procession of the Virgin of
Guadalupe
(Black Madonna) with kids escorting the Virgin to the Feast in
celebration of the Unity of
Spirits.
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