Though she is little known today, Janet Scudder (1869-1940) was one of the most famous American sculptors of her time. Her work was exhibited in numerous World’s Fairs and solo exhibitions, and is still on display at dozens of museums and historic houses including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Kykuit. Scudder worked tirelessly to break down barriers for women, both in the arts and in public life. As more women entered the arts profession, she advocated for an end to exhibitions segregated by sex. She joined the Paris-based feminist thinkers circle that included Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and children’s author Marion B Cochren, who became Scudder’s partner during the last decade of her life. Scudder was also an active member of the Women’s Suffrage movement. In 1912, Scudder completed a bronze statue of Pan, the Greek god of the wild. In ancient Greece, holy sites dedicated to Pan were rarely man-made temples but natural caves. Pan’s installation at Kykuit followed that tradition. “We stood a long time before the rustic grotto where my seated Pan appeared very happily installed,“ Scutter recalled in her 1925 autobiography. “In fact, he looked as though he had been there for ages.” Photo 1: Janet Scudder, Pan, 1912, bronze. Photo by Larry Lederman, 2015 Photo 2: Janet Scudder, ca. 1910-15, Bain News Service. Image courtesy Library of Congress Photo 3: Pan fountain at Kykuit, 2007 #SculpturesofPocantico #Pocantico #Kykuit #westchestercounty #JanetScudder
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Recent findings from Art UK shed light on shifting trends in public sculpture. In 2023, more living individuals were commemorated than deceased ones, marking a significant departure from previous years. This shift, driven by a desire to celebrate diversity, underscores the evolving landscape of public art. However, amidst this progress, challenges persist. The dominance of statues portraying white men remains prevalent, reflecting deep-seated historical imbalances. Moreover, while there has been a commendable increase in the depiction of black individuals, the representation of other ethnic minorities lags behind. Read more about these findings here: https://lnkd.in/e_iGD5vF #ArtisticExpression #DiversityMatters #PublicSculpture
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It's a positive shift to see more living individuals being commemorated in public sculptures. It's great to celebrate diversity and give recognition to talents that have been overlooked, especially among black men and women whose stories often go untold. Yet, as Art UK points out, the imbalance remains, with most public sculptures still depicting white men. It's an important reminder of the ongoing need to tackle historical inequalities and ensure the world around us reflects everyone's contributions. https://lnkd.in/dz-x4BgX.
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From Charmaine’s Zone, Black Maple Magazine Selected Publication: “she carried with her…a large bundle of wearing apparel belonging to herself”: Slave Dress as Resistance in Portraiture and Fugitive Slave Advertisements This companion is the first global, comprehensive text to explicate, theorize, and propose decolonial methodologies for art historians, museum professionals, artists, and other visual culture scholars, teachers, and practitioners. - By: Dr. Charmaine A. Nelson, Professor of Art History Citation: Flores, T., San Martín, F., & Villaseñor Black, C. (Eds.). (2024). The Routledge companion to decolonizing art history. Routledge. Link ⬇ https://lnkd.in/gZuCVnH2 #Routledge #slaveresistance #enslavedpeople #transatlanticslavery #fugitiveslaveadvertisements #enslavedwomenincanada #freedomseekers #canadianhistory #blackcanadianhistory #decolonizingarthistory #slavedress #slaveportraiture #canadianslavery #quebecslavery #decolonialmethodologies #visualculture #coloniallegacies #arthistory #restorative #americanstudies #representationcomplexities #discursivepraxis #visualpraxis #epistemologies #museumstudies #raceandethnicstudies #culturalstudies #disabilitystudies #womenandgenderstudies #sexualitystudies
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Seattle Museum Removes Exhibit Called "Confronting Hate Together" Because it Used "Zionist Language" The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle has succumbed to "pressure" by anti-Israel bigots and decided to remove an exhibit called "Confronting Hate Together" because the bigots claimed the exhibit used "Zionist language" that "sets a dangerous precedent of platforming colonial, white supremacist perspectives and goes against the Museum's mission as a community-based museum advancing racial and social equality." The "pressure" was applied by so-called "pro Palestinian" staffers who threatened to walk off the job and complained that the museum was conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. Apparently efforts to revise the exhibit were not enough to satisfy the modern version of the Brownshirts because the exhibit still "conveyed Zionist perspectives." And, yet, it gets even worse . . . Apparently the Jewish Historical Society joined in this decision to remove the exhibit. In other words, a Jewish group was unwilling to stand up for itself and fight back against this utterly despicable display of antisemitism. (NOTE: From reading the article at the link below, it is unclear exactly what role each organization had in this utterly pathetic and repugnant decision). I do not know how else to describe the insanity of the decision to remove this exhibit other than to say the Museum (and Jewish Historical Society) has capitulated to the demands of the very people the exhibit purports to confront and, instead of confronting hate together, it has now perpetuated hate together with the bigots. This is what happens when people are afraid to confront bigotry. This is what happens when people capitulate to the forces of evil by disregarding factual reality (both in terms of history and current events), common sense, and common decency. When weak-kneed people capitulate and succumb to such "pressure" (I wonder if they have enough strength to withstand the force of a feather) they perpetuate false narratives and give a platform for evil doers to convey their sinister messages. We have seen this script before . . . it is what played out in Nazi Germany. This is how antisemitism becomes institutionalized in society.
Seattle Museum, Jewish Groups Agree To Remove Exhibit On ‘Antisemitism’ After Staffers Walked Out On Job Over It
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