by julia dzikiewicz | Jul 16, 2020 | blog
On August 12, 2017, a group of right-wing protestors gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, to oppose the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. Carrying torches and other racist paraphernalia, the protestors were faced down by many counter-demonstrators opposed to...
by julia dzikiewicz | Jul 9, 2020 | blog
This painting depicts the Night of Terror, November 14, 1917. On that evening, Suffragists arrested for picketing in front of the White House were sent to the Occoquan Workhouse where they were subject to a number of abuses including beatings, stress positions, and...
by julia dzikiewicz | Jul 8, 2020 | blog
Here is the next painting in the show “She Persisted.” (https://www.monmouth.edu/mca/event/she-persisted-julia-dzikiewicz/moutharts ). Thank you Monmouth University for giving me suggesting I create an online show, as the real show was postponed. This...
by julia dzikiewicz | Jul 8, 2020 | blog
Here is the next painting in the virtual show “She Persisted.” (https://www.monmouth.edu/mca/event/she-persisted-julia-dzikiewicz/moutharts ). Thank you Monmouth University for giving me this opportunity! This third video features a painting titled...
by julia dzikiewicz | Jul 8, 2020 | blog
In honor of Black Lives Matter, here is my next painting video, “Ida Wells.” Ida B Wells was a Suffragist, newspaper reporter, editor and civil rights advocate. She spoke about racial violence in the South in the 1890’s, putting her own life at risk from...
