Mixed Media Collage No. 18
Know Nothings (Insurrection Series) | 2021 | Mixed media; cut paper and oil on BFK RIVES 100% cotton paper | 22.5 x 30 inches
Completed on the eve before the Presidential Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, this is the first in a series of collages surrounding the January 6, 2021 Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Although we begin a new era of leadership, America is far from united. Google the Know Nothing Party, and join me in pondering what Unity and Equality for All might look like.
Unless otherwise noted, photographs are royalty-free or part of the public domain. The following photographs used in the collage were obtained through Creative Commons and were modified for artistic purposes. Reasonable attempts were made to attribute credit. Errors or omissions will be corrected if found.
Credits:
Image of the Ku Klux Klan at the U.S. Capitol cut from "Beginning of KKK parade Washington DC Aug. 8, 1925 LOC14036u" by over 26 MILLION views Thanks is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Image of the sniper rifle cut from "SR-25 sniper rifle in IDF service" by Zachi Evenor is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Image of the capitol dome cut from "United States Capitol" by euthman is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Image of Donald Trump cut from "Photo of the Day: May 14, 2018" by The White House is marked with CC PDM 1.0
Image of Klansman with rifle cut from "Guns and Sheets South Eastern Ohio, KKK" by Paul M Walsh is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Other images were clipped from magazines or are free cultural works.
Artwork © Erika Brask, 2021. All rights reserved. No part of this artwork may be reproduced or used in any form, or through any means — graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, downloading, information storage, and retrieval systems — without written permission from the artist.