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Kick In The Doorway
Lugo asks us to meditate on the life of Sybby Grant, an enslaved woman who worked in 1 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore at the time of the Civil War. As no likenesses of Grant have yet come to light, with these tiles Lugo imagines her appearance, giving her the visibility she lacked while below stairs, preparing meals to be enjoyed by others.
Provenance
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Roberto Lugo and Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, 2018; given to Walters Art Museum, 2019.
Exhibitions
| 2018-2020 | Reinstallation 2018: HH 351-356 (1WMVP, Entrance Hall, Parlor, Dining Room, Charles Street Entrance). |
Geographies
USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Roundel with bust, Diam: 47 × D: 11 1/2 in. (119.38 × 29.21 cm); Tiles H: 23 × W: 50 in. (58.42 × 127 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Roberto Lugo and Wexler Gallery, 2020
Location in Museum
Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: First Floor: Dining Room
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2020.3.1