Many battles of the American Revolution were fought here in New Jersey, but revolutionary ideals are not just about the past. The Museum is committed to telling a diverse and inclusive story about America and artists can teach us a lot about equality, sovereignty, inclusion and exclusion, and political participation. Follow this guide to explore revolutionary values, past and present. While viewing the following artworks, here are some key themes to consider.
Many battles of the American Revolution were fought here in New Jersey, but revolutionary ideals are not just about the past. The Museum is committed to telling a diverse and inclusive story about America and artists can teach us a lot about equality, sovereignty, inclusion and exclusion, and political participation. Follow this guide to explore revolutionary values, past and present. While viewing the following artworks, here are some key themes to consider.
NEW JERSEY AS A BATTLEGROUND
Some of America's greatest physical and ideological conflicts have come into sharp relief in New Jersey History.
EXCLUSION/INCLUSION
Throughout U.S. history, freedom, rights, power, and success have varied for people depending on race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, sexuality, class, and national origin.
PROPERTY & SOVEREIGNTY
Much of U.S. history has hinged on battles over who gets to control land and other resources, communities, and individuals.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Representation; direct democracy; voting rights; civic engagement; census and gerrymandering; protest.
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
Local and global migration, immigration, displacement,and slavery.
REVOLUTIONARY IDEALS
Liberty; pursuing happiness; equality; justice; self determination.
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Many battles of the American Revolution were fought here in New Jersey, but revolutionary ideals are not just about the past. The Museum is committed to telling a diverse and inclusive story about America and artists can teach us a lot about equality, sovereignty, inclusion and exclusion, and political participation. Follow this guide to explore revolutionary values, past and present. While viewing the following artworks, here are some key themes to consider.
Many battles of the American Revolution were fought here in New Jersey, but revolutionary ideals are not just about the past. The Museum is committed to telling a diverse and inclusive story about America and artists can teach us a lot about equality, sovereignty, inclusion and exclusion, and political participation. Follow this guide to explore revolutionary values, past and present. While viewing the following artworks, here are some key themes to consider.
NEW JERSEY AS A BATTLEGROUND
Some of America's greatest physical and ideological conflicts have come into sharp relief in New Jersey History.
EXCLUSION/INCLUSION
Throughout U.S. history, freedom, rights, power, and success have varied for people depending on race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, sexuality, class, and national origin.
PROPERTY & SOVEREIGNTY
Much of U.S. history has hinged on battles over who gets to control land and other resources, communities, and individuals.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Representation; direct democracy; voting rights; civic engagement; census and gerrymandering; protest.
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
Local and global migration, immigration, displacement,and slavery.
REVOLUTIONARY IDEALS
Liberty; pursuing happiness; equality; justice; self determination.
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Many battles of the American Revolution were fought here in New Jersey, but revolutionary ideals are not just about the past. The Museum is committed to telling a diverse and inclusive story about America and artists can teach us a lot about equality, sovereignty, inclusion and exclusion, and political participation. Follow this guide to explore revolutionary values, past and present. While viewing the following artworks, here are some key themes to consider.
Many battles of the American Revolution were fought here in New Jersey, but revolutionary ideals are not just about the past. The Museum is committed to telling a diverse and inclusive story about America and artists can teach us a lot about equality, sovereignty, inclusion and exclusion, and political participation. Follow this guide to explore revolutionary values, past and present. While viewing the following artworks, here are some key themes to consider.
NEW JERSEY AS A BATTLEGROUND
Some of America's greatest physical and ideological conflicts have come into sharp relief in New Jersey History.
EXCLUSION/INCLUSION
Throughout U.S. history, freedom, rights, power, and success have varied for people depending on race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, sexuality, class, and national origin.
PROPERTY & SOVEREIGNTY
Much of U.S. history has hinged on battles over who gets to control land and other resources, communities, and individuals.
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Representation; direct democracy; voting rights; civic engagement; census and gerrymandering; protest.
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
Local and global migration, immigration, displacement,and slavery.
REVOLUTIONARY IDEALS
Liberty; pursuing happiness; equality; justice; self determination.
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Ursala Hudson (Tlingit)
Born 1987, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lives and works in Pagosa Springs, Colorado
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Tideland Warrior
2021
Merino wool, silk, leather, cedar bark, long-haired goat fur, mother-of-pearl, feathers; tencel garment
Purchase 2024 Mr. and Mrs. William V. Griffin Fund
2024.1
The technical complexities of Tlingit weaving, seen in the ceremonial Naaxiin (Chilkat robe) displayed to your right, are embedded in this high fashion ensemble. Hudson’s woven elements are a contemporary abstraction of Tlingit forms, and she honors the generations of women from her clan that created such masterworks.
Ursala Hudson (Tlingit)
Born 1987, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lives and works in Pagosa Springs, Colorado
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Tideland Warrior
2021
Merino wool, silk, leather, cedar bark, long-haired goat fur, mother-of-pearl, feathers; tencel garment
Purchase 2024 Mr. and Mrs. William V. Griffin Fund
2024.1
The technical complexities of Tlingit weaving, seen in the ceremonial Naaxiin (Chilkat robe) displayed to your right, are embedded in this high fashion ensemble. Hudson’s woven elements are a contemporary abstraction of Tlingit forms, and she honors the generations of women from her clan that created such masterworks.
Ursala Hudson (Tlingit)
Born 1987, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lives and works in Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Tideland Warrior
2021
Merino wool, silk, leather, cedar bark, long-haired goat fur, mother-of-pearl, feathers; tencel garment
Purchase 2024 Mr. and Mrs. William V. Griffin Fund
2024.1
The technical complexities of Tlingit weaving, seen in the ceremonial Naaxiin (Chilkat robe) displayed to your right, are embedded in this high fashion ensemble. Hudson’s woven elements are a contemporary abstraction of Tlingit forms, and she honors the generations of women from her clan that created such masterworks.
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John Phillip Osborne
Born 1951, New Jersey
Lives and works in New Jersey
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Heat of the Battle
2024
Oil on canvas
Courtesy of The Newark Historical Society
© John Phillip Osborne
Featuring Cudjo Banquante, one of Newark’s heroic Black soldiers and citizens, this painting recreates a scene from the Battle of Monmouth (June 28, 1778). He appears at the center, striding forward with rifle raised.
Captured from his home in Africa, Banquante was enslaved by Newark’s Coe family and substituted for his enslaver in the American Revolutionary War. He was later emancipated for his military service.
John Phillip Osborne
Born 1951, New Jersey
Lives and works in New Jersey
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Heat of the Battle
2024
Oil on canvas
Courtesy of The Newark Historical Society
© John Phillip Osborne
Featuring Cudjo Banquante, one of Newark’s heroic Black soldiers and citizens, this painting recreates a scene from the Battle of Monmouth (June 28, 1778). He appears at the center, striding forward with rifle raised.
Captured from his home in Africa, Banquante was enslaved by Newark’s Coe family and substituted for his enslaver in the American Revolutionary War. He was later emancipated for his military service.
John Phillip Osborne
Born 1951, New Jersey
Lives and works in New Jersey
Heat of the Battle
2024
Oil on canvas
Courtesy of The Newark Historical Society
© John Phillip Osborne
Featuring Cudjo Banquante, one of Newark’s heroic Black soldiers and citizens, this painting recreates a scene from the Battle of Monmouth (June 28, 1778). He appears at the center, striding forward with rifle raised.
Captured from his home in Africa, Banquante was enslaved by Newark’s Coe family and substituted for his enslaver in the American Revolutionary War. He was later emancipated for his military service.
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Kervin Andre
Born 1976, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Lives and works in Roselle, New Jersey
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The Battle of Savannah
2015
Oil on canvas
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Acquisition Bequest Fund
2024.2
Did you know Haitians fought in the American Revolution?
On Oct. 9, 1779, a Haitian regiment known as the Chasseurs Volontaires de Saint-Domingue served as a reserve unit to American forces fighting a British contingent in Savannah, Georgia. The unit included more than 500 free men of color from Haiti.
In this scene depicting a Revolutionary war battle, the young drummer on the left is Henri Christophe, who became a leader in the Haitian Revolution.
Kervin Andre
Born 1976, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Lives and works in Roselle, New Jersey
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The Battle of Savannah
2015
Oil on canvas
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Acquisition Bequest Fund
2024.2
Did you know Haitians fought in the American Revolution?
On Oct. 9, 1779, a Haitian regiment known as the Chasseurs Volontaires de Saint-Domingue served as a reserve unit to American forces fighting a British contingent in Savannah, Georgia. The unit included more than 500 free men of color from Haiti.
In this scene depicting a Revolutionary war battle, the young drummer on the left is Henri Christophe, who became a leader in the Haitian Revolution.
Kervin Andre
Born 1976, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Lives and works in Roselle, New Jersey
The Battle of Savannah
2015
Oil on canvas
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Acquisition Bequest Fund
2024.2
Did you know Haitians fought in the American Revolution?
On Oct. 9, 1779, a Haitian regiment known as the Chasseurs Volontaires de Saint-Domingue served as a reserve unit to American forces fighting a British contingent in Savannah, Georgia. The unit included more than 500 free men of color from Haiti.
In this scene depicting a Revolutionary war battle, the young drummer on the left is Henri Christophe, who became a leader in the Haitian Revolution.
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Jacob Lawrence
Born 1917, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Died 2000, Seattle, Washington
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The 1920's...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots
1974
From Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence
Screenprint
Gift of Lorillard, 1975
75.227
After World War I, millions of Blacks left the American south and moved to northern cities where they experienced the freedom to vote for the first time. Jacob Lawrence often depicted the untold stories of the Great Migration—in this print he celebrates a milestone in American history, the enfranchisement of African Americans.
Jacob Lawrence
Born 1917, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Died 2000, Seattle, Washington
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The 1920's...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots
1974
From Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence
Screenprint
Gift of Lorillard, 1975
75.227
After World War I, millions of Blacks left the American south and moved to northern cities where they experienced the freedom to vote for the first time. Jacob Lawrence often depicted the untold stories of the Great Migration—in this print he celebrates a milestone in American history, the enfranchisement of African Americans.
Jacob Lawrence
Born 1917, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Died 2000, Seattle, Washington
The 1920's...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots
1974
From Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence
Screenprint
Gift of Lorillard, 1975
75.227
After World War I, millions of Blacks left the American south and moved to northern cities where they experienced the freedom to vote for the first time. Jacob Lawrence often depicted the untold stories of the Great Migration—in this print he celebrates a milestone in American history, the enfranchisement of African Americans.
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Terence Hammonds
Born 1976, Cincinnati, Ohio
Lives and works in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Black Abolitionists Wallpaper
2022-2023
Screen print on self-adhesive polyester fabric
Purchase 2023 Contemporary Art Society of Great Britain Fund
2023.3
© Terence Hammonds
Terence Hammonds
Born 1976, Cincinnati, Ohio
Lives and works in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Black Abolitionists Wallpaper
2022-2023
Screen print on self-adhesive polyester fabric
Purchase 2023 Contemporary Art Society of Great Britain Fund
2023.3
© Terence Hammonds
Terence Hammonds
Born 1976, Cincinnati, Ohio
Lives and works in Cincinnati, Ohio
Black Abolitionists Wallpaper
2022-2023
Screen print on self-adhesive polyester fabric
Purchase 2023 Contemporary Art Society of Great Britain Fund
2023.3
© Terence Hammonds
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Terry Boddie
Born 1965, Nevis
Lives and works in New Jersey
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Ship Sails II
2023
Cyanotype and pastel
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Acquisition Bequest Fund
2024.4.2
© Terry Boddie
Here, Boddie collages together contemporary and historical imagery: a drawing depicting how enslaved people were packed in slave ships; a map of the Middle Passage; a ship’s manifest; and a barcode. The barcode rudder steers the ship, as the commodification of black bodies was an economic engine for the Americas.
Terry Boddie
Born 1965, Nevis
Lives and works in New Jersey
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Ship Sails II
2023
Cyanotype and pastel
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Acquisition Bequest Fund
2024.4.2
© Terry Boddie
Here, Boddie collages together contemporary and historical imagery: a drawing depicting how enslaved people were packed in slave ships; a map of the Middle Passage; a ship’s manifest; and a barcode. The barcode rudder steers the ship, as the commodification of black bodies was an economic engine for the Americas.
Terry Boddie
Born 1965, Nevis
Lives and works in New Jersey
Ship Sails II
2023
Cyanotype and pastel
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Acquisition Bequest Fund
2024.4.2
© Terry Boddie
Here, Boddie collages together contemporary and historical imagery: a drawing depicting how enslaved people were packed in slave ships; a map of the Middle Passage; a ship’s manifest; and a barcode. The barcode rudder steers the ship, as the commodification of black bodies was an economic engine for the Americas.
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Winslow Homer
Born 1836, Boston, Massachusetts
Died 1910, Prouts Neck, Maine
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Near Andersonville
1865-66
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. Hannah Corbin Carter, Horace K. Corbin, Jr., Robert S. Corbin, William D. Corbin and Mrs. Clementine Corbin Day in memory of their parents Hannah Stockton Corbin and Horace Kellogg Corbin, 1966
66.354
What might the woman in this painting be thinking about?
In the background, Union soldiers march to Andersonville, a Georgia prison camp where many Union soldiers died. She may be hoping for an end to the war, worrying about her family, or wondering which side would win.
Notice the drinking gourds—also known as dippers—on the ground near her.
Everyday tools for drinking water, gourds were also a symbol for the Big Dipper, which helped freedom seekers locate the North Star that would guide their way.
Winslow Homer
Born 1836, Boston, Massachusetts
Died 1910, Prouts Neck, Maine
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Near Andersonville
1865-66
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. Hannah Corbin Carter, Horace K. Corbin, Jr., Robert S. Corbin, William D. Corbin and Mrs. Clementine Corbin Day in memory of their parents Hannah Stockton Corbin and Horace Kellogg Corbin, 1966
66.354
What might the woman in this painting be thinking about?
In the background, Union soldiers march to Andersonville, a Georgia prison camp where many Union soldiers died. She may be hoping for an end to the war, worrying about her family, or wondering which side would win.
Notice the drinking gourds—also known as dippers—on the ground near her.
Everyday tools for drinking water, gourds were also a symbol for the Big Dipper, which helped freedom seekers locate the North Star that would guide their way.
Winslow Homer
Born 1836, Boston, Massachusetts
Died 1910, Prouts Neck, Maine
Near Andersonville
1865-66
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. Hannah Corbin Carter, Horace K. Corbin, Jr., Robert S. Corbin, William D. Corbin and Mrs. Clementine Corbin Day in memory of their parents Hannah Stockton Corbin and Horace Kellogg Corbin, 1966
66.354
What might the woman in this painting be thinking about?
In the background, Union soldiers march to Andersonville, a Georgia prison camp where many Union soldiers died. She may be hoping for an end to the war, worrying about her family, or wondering which side would win.
Notice the drinking gourds—also known as dippers—on the ground near her.
Everyday tools for drinking water, gourds were also a symbol for the Big Dipper, which helped freedom seekers locate the North Star that would guide their way.
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Winslow Homer
Born 1836, Boston, Massachusetts
Died 1910, Prouts Neck, Maine
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Beaver Mountain, Adirondacks; Minerva, New York
ca. 1874-77
Oil on canvas
Purchase 1955 Louis Bamberger Bequest Fund
55.118
As American women gained increasing autonomy in the late 19th-century, one of the ways they exercised this freedom was spending time outdoors. Here, Homer depicted two women hiking in New York’s Adirondacks accompanied by a male guide. The women have forged ahead, freely enjoying the scenery and their own conversation.
Winslow Homer
Born 1836, Boston, Massachusetts
Died 1910, Prouts Neck, Maine
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Beaver Mountain, Adirondacks; Minerva, New York
ca. 1874-77
Oil on canvas
Purchase 1955 Louis Bamberger Bequest Fund
55.118
As American women gained increasing autonomy in the late 19th-century, one of the ways they exercised this freedom was spending time outdoors. Here, Homer depicted two women hiking in New York’s Adirondacks accompanied by a male guide. The women have forged ahead, freely enjoying the scenery and their own conversation.
Winslow Homer
Born 1836, Boston, Massachusetts
Died 1910, Prouts Neck, Maine
Beaver Mountain, Adirondacks; Minerva, New York
ca. 1874-77
Oil on canvas
Purchase 1955 Louis Bamberger Bequest Fund
55.118
As American women gained increasing autonomy in the late 19th-century, one of the ways they exercised this freedom was spending time outdoors. Here, Homer depicted two women hiking in New York’s Adirondacks accompanied by a male guide. The women have forged ahead, freely enjoying the scenery and their own conversation.
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Arlo Namingha (Tewa/Hopi)
Born 1973, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Nampeyo IV
2017
Indiana Limestone
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D., 2018
2018.24A-C
© Arlo Namingha
In this contemporary work sculptor Arlo Namingha pays homage to his great-great grandmother, the legendary Hopi Tewa potter Nampeyo. The three interlocking horizontal forms that make up Namingha’s sculpture are an abstract rendering of Nampeyo’s three eagle feathers, a central motif that appears throughout her distinctive and influential production, as seen in the stylized eagle wings featured in the bowl on view to your right.
Arlo Namingha (Tewa/Hopi)
Born 1973, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Nampeyo IV
2017
Indiana Limestone
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D., 2018
2018.24A-C
© Arlo Namingha
In this contemporary work sculptor Arlo Namingha pays homage to his great-great grandmother, the legendary Hopi Tewa potter Nampeyo. The three interlocking horizontal forms that make up Namingha’s sculpture are an abstract rendering of Nampeyo’s three eagle feathers, a central motif that appears throughout her distinctive and influential production, as seen in the stylized eagle wings featured in the bowl on view to your right.
Arlo Namingha (Tewa/Hopi)
Born 1973, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nampeyo IV
2017
Indiana Limestone
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D., 2018
2018.24A-C
© Arlo Namingha
In this contemporary work sculptor Arlo Namingha pays homage to his great-great grandmother, the legendary Hopi Tewa potter Nampeyo. The three interlocking horizontal forms that make up Namingha’s sculpture are an abstract rendering of Nampeyo’s three eagle feathers, a central motif that appears throughout her distinctive and influential production, as seen in the stylized eagle wings featured in the bowl on view to your right.
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William Edmondson
Born 1874, Davidson County, TN
Died 1951, Nashville, TN
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Jack Johnson
1934-41
Limestone
Bequest of Edmund Lester Fuller, Jr. 1985
85.18
Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was the first Black pop cultural icon and one of the most influential boxers of all time. In 1908 he became the first African American world heavyweight champion, a title he held until 1915.
Johnson was an outspoken and early proponent of racial integration during the Jim Crow era. His 1910 victory over the white boxer James L. Jeffries, billed as “The Fight of the Century,” sparked race riots throughout the US.
William Edmondson
Born 1874, Davidson County, TN
Died 1951, Nashville, TN
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Jack Johnson
1934-41
Limestone
Bequest of Edmund Lester Fuller, Jr. 1985
85.18
Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was the first Black pop cultural icon and one of the most influential boxers of all time. In 1908 he became the first African American world heavyweight champion, a title he held until 1915.
Johnson was an outspoken and early proponent of racial integration during the Jim Crow era. His 1910 victory over the white boxer James L. Jeffries, billed as “The Fight of the Century,” sparked race riots throughout the US.
William Edmondson
Born 1874, Davidson County, TN
Died 1951, Nashville, TN
Jack Johnson
1934-41
Limestone
Bequest of Edmund Lester Fuller, Jr. 1985
85.18
Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was the first Black pop cultural icon and one of the most influential boxers of all time. In 1908 he became the first African American world heavyweight champion, a title he held until 1915.
Johnson was an outspoken and early proponent of racial integration during the Jim Crow era. His 1910 victory over the white boxer James L. Jeffries, billed as “The Fight of the Century,” sparked race riots throughout the US.
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Alejandro Macias
Born 1987, Brownsville, Texas
Lives and works in Tucson, Arizona
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Border Watcher
2023
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Bequest Fund
2024.6
Many of today’s migrants and immigrants are from Latin America. As a result, there is a misconception that many Latinx people are not U.S. citizens. In this portrait the sitter wears a U.S. Border Patrol uniform, his face shielded by a multicolored serape, suggesting he is Mexican-American. Macias challenges assumptions about who is a citizen, who is a migrant, and who is policing U.S. borders.
Alejandro Macias
Born 1987, Brownsville, Texas
Lives and works in Tucson, Arizona
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Border Watcher
2023
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Bequest Fund
2024.6
Many of today’s migrants and immigrants are from Latin America. As a result, there is a misconception that many Latinx people are not U.S. citizens. In this portrait the sitter wears a U.S. Border Patrol uniform, his face shielded by a multicolored serape, suggesting he is Mexican-American. Macias challenges assumptions about who is a citizen, who is a migrant, and who is policing U.S. borders.
Alejandro Macias
Born 1987, Brownsville, Texas
Lives and works in Tucson, Arizona
Border Watcher
2023
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Purchase 2024 The Newark Museum of Art Bequest Fund
2024.6
Many of today’s migrants and immigrants are from Latin America. As a result, there is a misconception that many Latinx people are not U.S. citizens. In this portrait the sitter wears a U.S. Border Patrol uniform, his face shielded by a multicolored serape, suggesting he is Mexican-American. Macias challenges assumptions about who is a citizen, who is a migrant, and who is policing U.S. borders.
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Fritz Scholder (La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians)
Born 1937, Breckenridge, Minnesota
Died 2005, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Bicentennial Indian
1974
From Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence
Color lithograph
Gift of Lorillard, 1975
75.231
“When I first came to Santa Fe, I vowed to myself that I would not paint Indians. Then I saw the numerous over-romanticized paintings of the 'noble savage' looking in the sunset and decided that someone should paint the Indian from a different context.”
Fritz Scholder, 1971
Fritz Scholder (La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians)
Born 1937, Breckenridge, Minnesota
Died 2005, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Bicentennial Indian
1974
From Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence
Color lithograph
Gift of Lorillard, 1975
75.231
“When I first came to Santa Fe, I vowed to myself that I would not paint Indians. Then I saw the numerous over-romanticized paintings of the 'noble savage' looking in the sunset and decided that someone should paint the Indian from a different context.”
Fritz Scholder, 1971
Fritz Scholder (La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians)
Born 1937, Breckenridge, Minnesota
Died 2005, Scottsdale, Arizona
Bicentennial Indian
1974
From Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence
Color lithograph
Gift of Lorillard, 1975
75.231
“When I first came to Santa Fe, I vowed to myself that I would not paint Indians. Then I saw the numerous over-romanticized paintings of the 'noble savage' looking in the sunset and decided that someone should paint the Indian from a different context.”
Fritz Scholder, 1971
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David Antonio Cruz
Born 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lives and works in New York, New York
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soyouarebackagain,youarehere,
andweareherewithyou
2023
Oil and latex on wood panel
Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche gallery
As part of his series celebrating queer community, resilience, and “chosen family,” Cruz has painted himself intertwined with his friend draped in jewels. They cradle an image of Cruz as a child in front of banana trees at his family home in Puerto Rico. Each figure wears a bubble-like helmet, envisioning protection and the future existence of the community.
David Antonio Cruz
Born 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lives and works in New York, New York
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soyouarebackagain,youarehere,
andweareherewithyou
2023
Oil and latex on wood panel
Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche gallery
As part of his series celebrating queer community, resilience, and “chosen family,” Cruz has painted himself intertwined with his friend draped in jewels. They cradle an image of Cruz as a child in front of banana trees at his family home in Puerto Rico. Each figure wears a bubble-like helmet, envisioning protection and the future existence of the community.
David Antonio Cruz
Born 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lives and works in New York, New York
soyouarebackagain,youarehere, andweareherewithyou
2023
Oil and latex on wood panel
Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche gallery
As part of his series celebrating queer community, resilience, and “chosen family,” Cruz has painted himself intertwined with his friend draped in jewels. They cradle an image of Cruz as a child in front of banana trees at his family home in Puerto Rico. Each figure wears a bubble-like helmet, envisioning protection and the future existence of the community.
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Ana Mendieta
Born 1948, Havana, Cuba
Died 1985, New York, NY
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Untitled
1981, printed 1994
Black-and-white photograph on paper
Purchase 2006 Friends of American Art
2006.22.1.4
© The Estate of Ana Mandieta
Looking closely, notice the artist’s silhouette imprinted on the earth. Mendieta created this feminine form by igniting gunpowder poured around her body. This incorporation of fire recalls practices from the Afro-Cuban syncretic religion Santería, which use fire to make drawings.
At age 12, Mendieta was sent to Iowa from Cuba under “Operation Peter Pan,” which helped approximately 14,000 children escape Communist Cuba from 1960-1962. Created in Iowa, this artwork references the artist’s body as both displaced and transnational.
Ana Mendieta
Born 1948, Havana, Cuba
Died 1985, New York, NY
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Untitled
1981, printed 1994
Black-and-white photograph on paper
Purchase 2006 Friends of American Art
2006.22.1.4
© The Estate of Ana Mandieta
Looking closely, notice the artist’s silhouette imprinted on the earth. Mendieta created this feminine form by igniting gunpowder poured around her body. This incorporation of fire recalls practices from the Afro-Cuban syncretic religion Santería, which use fire to make drawings.
At age 12, Mendieta was sent to Iowa from Cuba under “Operation Peter Pan,” which helped approximately 14,000 children escape Communist Cuba from 1960-1962. Created in Iowa, this artwork references the artist’s body as both displaced and transnational.
Ana Mendieta
Born 1948, Havana, Cuba
Died 1985, New York, NY
Untitled
1981, printed 1994
Black-and-white photograph on paper
Purchase 2006 Friends of American Art
2006.22.1.4
© The Estate of Ana Mandieta
Looking closely, notice the artist’s silhouette imprinted on the earth. Mendieta created this feminine form by igniting gunpowder poured around her body. This incorporation of fire recalls practices from the Afro-Cuban syncretic religion Santería, which use fire to make drawings.
At age 12, Mendieta was sent to Iowa from Cuba under “Operation Peter Pan,” which helped approximately 14,000 children escape Communist Cuba from 1960-1962. Created in Iowa, this artwork references the artist’s body as both displaced and transnational.
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This project was made possible in part by Advancing Latinx Art in Museums, an initiative to nurture and prioritize US Latinx art supported by the Ford Foundation, the Getty Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
