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Hank Willis Thomas' I Am. Amen. is inspired by the "I Am a Man" signs of the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968 and can be read as a poem.
We love the artistry of quilts, so we were immediately drawn to Hank Willis Thomas' Guernica, a quilted recreation made of sports jerseys.
Hank Willis Thomas at Crystal Bridges' Evening for Educators
Hank Willis Thomas at Crystal Bridges' Evening for Educators
February 23, 2020
Crystal Bridges' Evening for Educators is a favorite annual event in Northwest Arkansas. Area teachers gather in the beautiful Great Hall to share food and drink before guided tours with museum partners. It's a night of connection, celebration, and inspiration, and it's one of the many ways Crystal Bridges supports our schools.
This year's event featured a tour of the Hank Willis Thomas exhibition All Things Being Equal... Thomas draws on sports, advertising, politics, and popular culture to address social justice and civil rights through a variety of mediums. We hope you'll have a chance to view this thought-provoking exhibit. There's even time to organize a field trip that includes lunch and reimbursement of up to $250.00 per class.
At this year's Evening for Educators, we shared our printable Empathy Calendar and a lesson excerpted from our African American Perspectives series, "Code-Switching with Hank Willis Thomas’ Zero Hour". Zero Hour is a work in Crystal Bridges permanent collection and a favorite for our students. We hope you'll check it out!
Heather & Julie
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