Created To Be Me

Cynthia Lockhart, Created To Be Me, 2017, dyed fabrics with found objects, 42 1⁄4 × 52 1⁄8 in. (107.3 × 132.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sara M. & Michelle Vance Waddell in honor of Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, 2022.42.2

Artwork Details

Title
Created To Be Me
Artist
Date
2017
Location
Dimensions
42 1⁄4 × 52 1⁄8 in. (107.3 × 132.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sara M. & Michelle Vance Waddell in honor of Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi
Mediums
Mediums Description
dyed fabrics with found objects
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — civic
  • Animal — bird — dove
Object Number
2022.42.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2022.42.2

Artwork Description

This quilt by fiber artist and educator Cynthia Lockhart celebrates the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, a global pledge for freedom, justice, and peace. Lockhart emphasizes that human rights include creative self-expression. Bursting with color and movement, the quilt bears her own free spirit.

“Belief in oneself against all odds is a critical message in my artwork. It is my desire that my artwork encourages people to see endless possibilities of hope, joy, love, and victory in their own lives.”

Works by this artist (1036 items)

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William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Artist
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Chain Gang, ca. 1939, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.675
Chain Gang
Artist
Dateca. 1939
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Ferry Boat Trip, ca. 1943-1944, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1011
Ferry Boat Trip
Artist
Dateca. 1943-1944
oil on paperboard
On view
William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
Artist
Dateca. 1928-1930
oil on canvas
On view

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