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Narratives of the Soul

Susan Earle, curator

July 8, 2017–September 17, 2017

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Narratives of the Soul presents significant African American story quilts drawn from the Spencer Museum’s collection as well from the Kansas City and Lawrence region. The show complements the nationally touring exhibition of narrative quilts And Still We Rise: Race, Culture, and Visual Conversations. The objects in this exhibition deal with complex themes of racism, discrimination, Kansas history, and African heritage, as well as specific communities and local history.

Works of art

Maria Rodgers Martin, Marla A. Jackson — Marla A. Jackson

Maria Rodgers Martin, 2014

He Died with the Truth, Marvin Crum — Marvin Crum

He Died with the Truth, 2017

When the Blues is an Address, NedRa Bonds — NedRa Bonds

When the Blues is an Address, 2013

Separate is Not Equal, NedRa Bonds — NedRa Bonds

Separate is Not Equal, 2012

A Kiss from the Ancestors, NedRa Bonds — NedRa Bonds

A Kiss from the Ancestors, 2005

Home Run: Integration of Baseball/Jackie Robinson, Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin — Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin

Home Run: Integration of Baseball/Jackie Robinson, 2009

Legacy Series V: Strange Fruit, Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin — Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin

Legacy Series V: Strange Fruit, circa 2013

Claudetta Was Arrested, Patricia A. Montgomery — Patricia A. Montgomery

Claudetta Was Arrested, circa 2014

The Transformation of Ida Mae Holland, Patricia A. Montgomery — Patricia A. Montgomery

The Transformation of Ida Mae Holland, circa 2014

She was the Bridge Between the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement - Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, Patricia A. Montgomery — Patricia A. Montgomery

She was the Bridge Between the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement - Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, circa 2016

Violation of her Fourth Amendment Right became a Landmark Civil Rights case, Patricia A. Montgomery — Patricia A. Montgomery

Violation of her Fourth Amendment Right became a Landmark Civil Rights case, circa 2015

The Builder of Leaders, Patricia A. Montgomery — Patricia A. Montgomery

The Builder of Leaders, circa 2015

A Day in the Life of Seneca Village: We Wore More than Shackles, Sara Bunn — Sara Bunn

A Day in the Life of Seneca Village: We Wore More than Shackles, 2016

I Wanna Be Like Tina, Sherry Whetstone — Sherry Whetstone

I Wanna Be Like Tina, 2000

I Am That I Am, Sojourner Truth, Sherry Whetstone — Sherry Whetstone

I Am That I Am, Sojourner Truth, 2006

Wynton Marsalis' Conversation with Jazz, Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin — Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin

Wynton Marsalis' Conversation with Jazz, 2007

Missouri History: Celia’s Story, Marla A. Jackson — Marla A. Jackson

Missouri History: Celia’s Story, 2017

Feather(ed) Star with Sawtooth Border, Twinkling Star, Star of Bethlehem, Saw Tooth, or Chestnut Burr quilt block, Carrie A. Hall — Carrie A. Hall

Feather(ed) Star with Sawtooth Border, Twinkling Star, Star of Bethlehem, Saw Tooth, or Chestnut Burr quilt block, early 1900s

Caffeine, Joyce J. Scott — Joyce J. Scott

Caffeine, 1994–1999

East Side quilt, Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin — Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin

East Side quilt, 2004–2005

Flag Story Quilt, Faith Ringgold; Marquetta Johnson — Faith Ringgold; Marquetta Johnson

Flag Story Quilt, 1985

Jazz Storm quilt, Viola Burley Leak — Viola Burley Leak

Jazz Storm quilt, 2006

Sankofa, Marla A. Jackson — Marla A. Jackson

Sankofa, 2007

First Born, Marla A. Jackson — Marla A. Jackson

First Born, 1997

Still We Rise, Marla A. Jackson — Marla A. Jackson

Still We Rise, 2013

Black Swan, Terry Adkins — Terry Adkins

Black Swan, 2006

Apis Mellifera, Terry Adkins — Terry Adkins

Apis Mellifera, 1989–2005

untitled (John Brown), Kara Walker; Landfall Press — Kara Walker; Landfall Press

untitled (John Brown), 1997