$2,000 High School Second Place 2023, Grade 11
- Amelia Ghannam
- Hiawatha, Uniter of the Iroquois, 2023
- Chalk pastel on paper.
- 11 x 18 in
Teacher: LMC Fellow Lora Durr (2019 NJ)
School: Hopewell Valley Central High School, Hopewell, NJ
Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "I think that Hiawatha’s legacy is extremely relevant today, especially because Iroquois democracy has directly influenced the US Constitution...The focus on how the principles of peace and anti-violence were used to found an extremely powerful union of people and solve a major conflict was something I found greatly inspirational."
Read the artist's Impact Statement.
Learn more about Unsung Hero: Hiawatha
- Collections: Arrived April 2025, ARTEFFECT: Visualizing Impact at MCAAD, Awardees, Hiawatha