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Political Activism & Racial Discrimination

Community Curator Lynne Green
When Titans Collide by Diego Romero
Spencer Curator Susan Earle
Chicago, 1964, School boycott (
Faith Ringgold born 1930, New York, New York
Flag Story quilt, 1985
cotton canvas, dyeing, piecing, appliqué, ink

Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund, 1991.0040
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Marion Palfi 1907-1978
born Berlin, Germany; died Los Angeles, California
Chicago, 1964, School boycott ("Man dreams of himself as a human being then turns and kills his dream." Lillian Smith.), 1964
from Civil Rights: That May Affect Their Hearts and Minds
gelatin silver print

Gift of Marion Palfi, 1973.0162
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