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Shadows of Spirit, (sculpture). Artist:  Aiken, Tacoumba, 1953- , sculptor. Jones, Seitu, 1951- , sculptor. Title:  Shadows of Spirit, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Pebbled bronze and granite. Inscription:  (On plaque in sidewalk:) SHADOWS OF/SPIRIT/1992/BRONZE AND GRANITE/TACOUMBA AIKEN/AND SEITU JONES (On various forms in the sidewalk:) she saw the comet come twice,/in between time, telling stories/with a passion for this place,/using words to paint/a righteous struggle//his skin brought him bondage,/bondage brought him to this place,/with family and freedom on the wind/the supreme court heard his case//1934 times were bad, work was hard, ain't gonna take/organize the drivers,/strike was the word//keep on sister/sewing those hems,/you integrated the union,/ran for library board and won/keep on sister keep on unsigned Description:  Sidewalk installation consisting of six abstract forms imbedded in the ground. The forms are mostly vaguely human and each contains a short verse. They are dark with a hint of blue and green tones and represent shadows. The sculpture conveys a history of the black experience in Minneapolis. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Minneapolis History -- United States -- Black History Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Minneapolis, Nicollet Mall Implementation Board, 315 East Grant Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 Located Nicollet Mall, Near Loring Greenway, Minneapolis, Minnesota Remarks:  IAS files include a related excerpt from the New Nicollet Mall Newsletter, Oct. 1991. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS MN000118   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000118 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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