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See the description for this piece below and the full description for this series on the Collection, "Afrifaces: People in My Neighborhood."

Afrifaces: People in My Neighborhood Series—Goddess of Black Freedoms

Acrylic On Cardboard
7.125 x 8.5 in
(18.1 x 21.59 cm)
Dana C. Chandler, Jr. (Akin Duro)
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In every generation that Black women have lived on the "American" continent, there have been those in the community who fought for our freedoms. He saw them throughout his time in Boston, where he lived until 2004.

Because Chandler has a great deal of respect for these women—who include "every day" women like his late mother to community leaders like the late Elma Lewis and her contemporaries—he painted this work in honor of them. "They had as significant an influence on me and my family as they did on the public," he remembers. "Their influence is still felt today."

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Artwork: (c) Dana C. Chandler, Jr. Written content: (c) 2022-2023. Dahna M. Chandler for The Celebrated Activist Artist, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither artwork nor content should be used for duplication, derivative works, promotion, or redistribution without permission.

Created: 1977
Collections: Afrifaces: People in My Neighborhood

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All work here is owned by the artist, Dana C. Chandler, Jr. On works that show as "Sold," the artist still maintains his copyrights to those pieces under U.S. law. Written content, including art descriptions, is (c) 2022-2023, Dahna M. Chandler for The Celebrated Activist Artist, Inc., Chandler's artist representative and art acquisition agent. All rights reserved. Neither artwork nor content should be used for duplication, derivative works, promotion, or redistribution without permission.