Quotes
1. "I began to realize that there were so many dynamic Black artists who worked as painters, photographers, and performers. There was a whole Black world that I knew almost nothing about. I needed to know more." (19)
- I never really realized until my sophomore year that I didn't know many black artists. When I went to the MET most of the paintings were made by white men. Besides music artists, I don't see a lot of black artists works in museums.
2. "On one hand, I immediately realized that my mother was part of a majority of Black people who do not frequent museums. She'd always been a member of the audience I yearned to invite into the art world. On the other hand, my mother had lived for more than two decades without a visit to a museum, and it seemingly had little impact on her life." (37)
- I remember the reason why African Americans didn't go to art museums was because there wasn't enough representation. I can relate when she said she wanted to introduce her mother to the art world, I tried to do the same thing, but my mother wasn't interested in it. There are not a lot of artworks for her to relate to and did not pique her interest.
3. "During my meeting with Thelma, she told me about the consequences of my actions and generously taught me that my voice was a powerful one. Instead of leading with rage, she helped me understand this difficult crossroads. By the end of the meeting, she asked me to think deeply about what I wanted to say, and, more importantly, how I want it to be interpreted." (43)
- When you are protesting about something, I think it's okay to show some anger but too much of it can make you drift from your original goal. That rage has to be channeled into something more productive to gain your target audience's attention. Videos, music, art, blogs, and speeches during protests have a huge impact when they are angry because it shows how important this topic is to that person and to the people affected by it.
Sasha Huber & Petri Saarikko
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