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      <image:caption>Telegram from the Joint Committee Against Communism in New York regarding permission of the Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs to hold an event at the Statue of Liberty</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benny Andrews, Trash, 1971, oil and collage on canvas, 10 x 28 ft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hank Willis Thomas, Liberty, 2015, fiberglass, chameleon auto paint finish, 35 x 10 x 10 in. Brooklyn Museum, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benny Andrews, Liberty (Study #2 for Trash), 1971, oil on canvas, 34 x 24 in.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benny Andrews, Composition #8 for Trash, 1971, pen and ink on paper, 18 x 24 in.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benny Andrews, Composition #9 for Trash, 1971, pen and ink on paper, 24 x 18 in.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benny Andrews, Liberty (Study #4 for Trash), 1971, oil on canvas, 34 x 24 in.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benny Andrews, Composition (Study for Trash), 1971, oil and collage on twelve joined panels, 50 x 92 in. The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hank Willis Thomas, Unity, 2019, bronze, 22 ft. tall. Commissioned by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs’ Percent for Art Program. Installed at the intersection of Tillary Street and Adams Street in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benny Andrews, Liberty on Top of the World #2 (Study for Trash), 1971, pen and ink on paper, 18 x 11 ⅞ in. The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kiyan Williams, Ruins of Empire, 2022. Commissioned by Public Art Fund and presented as part of Black Atlantic at Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York City, May 17 – November 27, 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nona Faustine, Fragment of Evidence, Statue of Liberty, 2016, inkjet print, 27 x 40 in. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nari Ward, Lazarus, 2019, shoelaces, 108 x 100 x 2 ½ in.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Faith Ringgold, The American Collection #1: We Came to America, 1997, acrylic on canvas, 74.5 x 79.5 in.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renee Cox, Chillin’ With Liberty, 1998, chromogenic print on paper</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dindga McCannon, Revolutionary Sister, 1971, mixed media construction on wood, 62 x 27 in. Brooklyn Museum, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kalup Linzy &amp; Dan Colen, Sweet Liberty, 2014, C print, 20 x 30 in.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Alston, “Special Delivery for Freedom!”, 1944, sketch. Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, MD.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Valerie Maynard, Untitled, from the Statue of Liberty series, after 2001.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Steve McQueen, Static, 2009, 35mm film transferred to video (color, sound)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Abigail DeVille, Light of Freedom, 2020, welded steel, cabling, rusted metal steel, mannequin arms, metal scaffolding, wood, 156 x 96 x 96 in. Installed in Madison Square Park, New York City.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Hammons, Pray for America, 1969, screenprint and pigment on paper, 60 ½ x 30 in. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Moore, Liberty and Justice, mixed media, 1986. Art and Artifacts Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nari Ward, LAZARUS Beacon, 2020, digital projection</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photograph: Martin Dixon, Lady Liberty, 1999 - NYPL</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Pope.L, Great White Way: 22 miles, 5 years, 1 street, 2002, performance.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Valerie Maynard, Untitled, from the Statue of Liberty series, after 2001, pen, ink, and gouache on paper, 26 x 20 in.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Installation view of Julie Mehretu, Ghosthymn (after the Raft), 2019–21, ink and acrylic on canvas, 144 x 180 in. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Gaines, The American Manifest: Moving Chains, 2022. Commissioned by Creative Time and Governors Island Arts. Installed on Governors Island.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>EXPLORE THE MOTIFS - The Statue of Liberty as Icon in Black Contemporary Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hank Willis Thomas, Liberty, 2015, bronze, automotive paint, 114 x 29 x 29 in. Commissioned by Public Art Fund and installed in City Hall Park, New York City.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Letter from the Committee to Defend Martin Luther King Jr. and the Struggle for Freedom in the South seeking permission to stage a protest at the Statue of Liberty with original signatures from co-chairs Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The editorial cartoon was created during Donald Trump’s first term in office as president. Across California, Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory was seen as a cause for concern among organizers within the LGBTQ+ community. Image: Rob Sheridan.</image:caption>
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