“It seems fitting that the photo we use everyday in our currency is actually an unfinished portrait… so much of the work to make the country what it is today was not done by George Washington but by those he enslaved, their descendants, and all those left out. They didn’t stop fighting for justice and inclusion.” George Washington and records from slave sales, by Dom Juleon
Day 12: George Washington
The instructions were to finish an unfinished portrait of George Washington.
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Day 12: George Washington
The instructions were to finish an unfinished portrait of George Washington.
If you’ve gone into instagram or padlet and searched for #30SAL, you have probably seen some of the fabulous contributions from artists like you. From out of the dozens of interesting artworks responding to this challenge, here are a few. It is always difficult to narrow these down. Thank you to everyone who contributed artworks!
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