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Everyday People, Extraordinary Acts
Everyday heroes--people who struggled with difficult circumstances and often became stronger through their hardships--have inspired artists in various times and places. Explore works of art that embody the character, spirit, and commitment of people, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose actions have had a profound impact on history and society.
Here is a sampling of works of art you could view and discuss in the classroom or on a visit to the MIA. Note: Not all of these artworks may currently be on view; be sure to check in advance of a museum visit.
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Warrior with Shield
Artist: Henry Moore
Date: 1953-1954
Medium: Sculpture
Size: 62 x 29 x 33 in. (157.5 x 73.7 x 83.8 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 54.22
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.688802083333" id="zoomer_43915_33501iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/fc/32/38e8ec3f416c7b6dc6b30c41b053/140/120/43915.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Warrior with Shield, Henry Moore ; Henry Moore" height_offset="0" /></div>
Joe Louis
Artist: James VanDerZee
Date: 20th century
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (23.5 x 17.94 cm) (image)10 1/8 x 7 15/16 in. (25.72 x 20.16 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 91.164.7
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.755208333333" id="zoomer_92654_41392iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/61/de/ef407af5cb952917538425ffb515/140/120/92654.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Joe Louis, James VanDerZee ; James VanDerZee" height_offset="0" /></div>
To Serve in Defense of Our Nation
Artist: David P. Little
Date: 1991
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 8 x 11 15/16 in. (20.32 x 30.32 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 92.9.1
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Counting Coup
Artist: attributed to Big Cloud
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Drawings and Watercolors, Drawing
Size: 7 11/16 x 12 5/16 in. (19.53 x 31.27 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 89.41
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:86.1328125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.6253968254" id="zoomer_102563_27205iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/fc/78/3a06974e3ae56e124f8c103625de/140/120/102563.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Counting Coup, Big Cloud ; Big Cloud" height_offset="0" /></div>
Book of Drawings
Artist: Bear's Heart
Date: c. 1876
Medium: Books, Book
Size: 8 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (21.91 x 28.58 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 98.151.1
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:107.198404786px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.30598958333" id="zoomer_70507_35448iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/e4/cf/fcc04c0c70037d5ab66fe299a661/140/120/70507.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Book of Drawings, Bear's Heart ; Bear's Heart" height_offset="0" /></div>
Picking Cotton
Artist: Clementine Hunter
Date: 1950s
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 91.88.1
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:104.86328125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.33507170795" id="zoomer_68704_14179iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/1a/b3/2c52b7ee0d72f0e83ef69a4af79e/140/120/68704.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Picking Cotton, Clementine Hunter ; Clementine Hunter" height_offset="0" /></div>
The Wash
Artist: Clementine Hunter
Date: 1950s
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61.0 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 91.88.2
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:105px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.33333333333" id="zoomer_88071_12349iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/46/cb/847f0cc015b68cfd9338f4c58dd3/140/120/88071.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="The Wash, Clementine Hunter ; Clementine Hunter" height_offset="0" /></div>
11 Year Old Spinner in a Cotton Mill, North Carolina
Artist: Lewis W. Hine
Date: c. 1908
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 5 x 6 9/16 in. (12.7 x 16.67 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 71.21.6
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:103.76953125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.34914361001" id="zoomer_103937_606iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/a8/08/58b2ecfe565d0c0eb223cb31d42a/140/120/103937.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="11 Year Old Spinner in a Cotton Mill, North Carolina, Lewis W. Hine ; Lewis W. Hine" height_offset="0" /></div>
Untitled
Artist: Lewis W. Hine
Date: 1908
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 6 5/8 x 4 11/16 in. (16.83 x 11.91 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 71.21.5
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.69921875" id="zoomer_105926_47057iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/f4/ba/26cc071394ec3506cdc63b7fe58b/140/120/105926.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Untitled, Lewis W. Hine ; Lewis W. Hine" height_offset="0" /></div>
A Miner’s Home, West Virginia
Artist: Walker Evans
Date: 1935
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.13 x 19.05 cm) (image)9 15/16 x 8 in. (25.24 x 20.32 cm) (sheet)18 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 15/16 in. (46.36 x 36.2 x 2.38 cm) (outer frame)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 75.26.6
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Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Artist: Walker Evans
Date: 1935
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.05 x 24.13 cm) (image)8 x 9 15/16 in. (20.32 x 25.24 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 75.41.15
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:112.941176471px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.23958333333" id="zoomer_71887_55221iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/8b/d9/027e65cc97e4d0ccb0214938cc3d/140/120/71887.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Walker Evans ; Walker Evans" height_offset="0" /></div>
White Angel Breadline, San Francisco
Artist: Dorothea Lange
Date: 1933
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 10 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (26.67 x 22.23 cm) (image)10 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (26.67 x 22.23 cm) (mount)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 91.82
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Untitled (nurse)
Artist: James VanDerZee
Date: 1942
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 6 3/4 x 4 11/16 in. (17.15 x 11.91 cm) (image)8 1/16 x 5 in. (20.48 x 12.7 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 88.90.6
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English Lesson, Koje-do, South Korea
Artist: Werner Bischof
Date: 1952
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 6 11/16 x 10 in. (16.99 x 25.4 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 97.158.6
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:92.6953125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.51032448378" id="zoomer_108958_57981iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/b6/bd/5d324b0f717887bbe93ed2176660/140/120/108958.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="English Lesson, Koje-do, South Korea, Werner Bischof ; Werner Bischof" height_offset="0" /></div>
Ganesha
Artist: Artist Unknown (Indonesia)
Date: 10th-11th century
Medium: Sculpture
Size: 34 3/4 x 20 1/2 x 15 15/16 in. (88.27 x 52.07 x 40.48 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2003.198
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The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin
Artist: Artist Unknown (China)
Date: late 11th-early 12th century
Medium: Sculpture
Size: 38 3/4 x 22 x 13 1/2 in. (98.43 x 55.88 x 34.29 cm) ((a) body)8 x 30 1/4 x 13 in. (20.32 x 76.84 x 33.02 cm) ((b) legs)25 x 17 x 12 3/4 in. (63.5 x 43.18 x 32.39 cm) ((c) arm)22 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (57.15 x 49.53 x 20 cm) ((d) arm)14 x 14 x 14 1/2 in. (35.56 x 35.56 x 36.83 cm) ((e) PL hip)8 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 in. (22.23 x 19.05 x 12.7 cm) ((f) ushnisha)10 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. (27.31 x 13.97 x 10.16 cm) ((g) hand)11 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. (29.85 x 13.97 x 10.16 cm) ((h) hand)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 98.62a-h
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Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyoki
Artist: Artist Unknown (Japan)
Date: early 17th century
Medium: Sculpture
Size: 36 1/2 x 41 x 31 1/4 in. (92.71 x 104.14 x 79.38 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 95.85a-c
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.15494791667" id="zoomer_69662_19180iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/03/4f/08e7ea8c5eeb1e5cb437e6d46b49/140/120/69662.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyoki, Artist Unknown (Japan)" height_offset="0" /></div>
The Buddha Manbaya
Artist: Artist Unknown (Burma (Myanmar))
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Sculpture
Size: 45-3/4 x 25-3/4 x 16-1/2 in. (116.2 x 65.4 x 41.9 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2001.30
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Standing Figure of a Jina
Artist: Artist Unknown (Jain)
Date: 13th century
Medium: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Metalwork
Size: 7 3/16 x 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (18.26 x 6.51 x 6.51 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 98.246
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.575520833333" id="zoomer_70873_27647iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/78/47/023088e6aeabe6ba46f406deb5e5/140/120/70873.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Standing Figure of a Jina, Artist Unknown (Jain)" height_offset="0" /></div>
St. Catherine
Artist: Artist Unknown (Austria)
Date: c. 1450-1460
Medium: Sculpture
Size: 63 x 23 1/2 x 13 1/4in. (160 x 59.7 x 33.7cm)10 in. (25.4 cm) (element, base of back)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 20.11
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Saint Vincent de Paul
Artist: Jean Baptiste Stouf
Date: c. 1787
Medium: Sculpture
Size: 18 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (46.67 x 24.13 x 21.59 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 70.15
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Esther and Ahasuerus
Artist: Artist Unknown (Flanders)
Date: c. 1460-1485
Medium: Textiles, Textile-Tapestry
Size: 134 3/4 x 128 in. (342.27 x 325.12 cm) (irregular)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 16.721
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.927083333333" id="zoomer_936_30636iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/b7/fe/ae9b0d5d97af9c8112dd09f2fc46/140/120/936.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Esther and Ahasuerus, Artist Unknown (Flanders)" height_offset="0" /></div>
Embroidered Box
Artist: Artist Unknown (England)
Date: 1662
Medium: Textiles, Textile-Surface Ornamentation
Size: 11 3/4 x 11 x 8 in. (29.85 x 27.94 x 20.32 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 95.14a-bb
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Yamantaka Mandala
Artist: Monks of the Gyuto Tantric University
Date: 1991
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 96 x 96 in. (243.84 x 243.84 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 92.44
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Mountain Scene
Artist: Artist Unknown (China)
Date: 17th-18th century
Medium: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Jade
Size: 8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 92.103.15
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Listening to the Waterfall
Artist: Unknown Che school artist
Date: c. 1450
Medium: Paintings, Painting-Hanging Scroll
Size: 65 3/4 x 41 3/16 in. (167.01 x 104.62 cm) (image)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2000.36.1
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Hudson River Landscape
Artist: Homer Dodge Martin
Date: c. 1860-1865
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 13 7/8 x 24 in. (35.24 x 60.96 cm) (canvas)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2001.92
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The Butterfly Catchers
Artist: Theodore Wendel
Date: 1900-1908
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 25 x 35 in. (63.5 x 88.9 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2001.43
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Crown
Artist: Artist Unknown (Yoruba)
Date: early 20th century
Medium: Textiles, Costume Accessory
Size: 9 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. (24.45 x 29.85 x 26.35 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 92.37
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.8671875" id="zoomer_68715_61685iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/83/0f/a27adfab7fabb6d39c9d315e6278/140/120/68715.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Crown, Artist Unknown (Yoruba)" height_offset="0" /></div>
Crown
Artist: Artist Unknown (Yoruba)
Date: c. 1920
Medium: Textiles, Costume
Size: L.15 (crown), L.15 (fringe) in.
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 76.29
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An Exile Dreaming of Saint Adorno
Artist: Siah Armajani
Date: 2009
Medium: Gallery Installation
Size: 126 x 200 x 186 in. (320.04 x 508 x 472.44 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2010.22
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:111.651090343px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.25390625" id="zoomer_101610_39455iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/18/f8/1936f992eb78eef840f20d0060ca/140/120/101610.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="A, Artist Unknown (U)" height_offset="0" /></div>
Abstract Composition
Artist: Beauford Delaney
Date: 1955
Medium: Drawings and Watercolors, Drawing-Watercolor
Size: 9 9/16 x 12 1/2 in. (24.29 x 31.75 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2002.114.1
<img src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/work.png" width="140" height="105" />
Homage to Nina Simone
Artist: Bob Thompson
Date: 1965
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 48 x 72 1/8 in. (121.92 x 183.2 cm) (sight)50 1/8 x 74 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (127.32 x 188.28 x 5.72 cm) (outer frame)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 89.83
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:92.28515625px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.51703703704" id="zoomer_68645_16477iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/dd/99/1d06fc780c81a15778bae059d165/140/120/68645.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Homage to Nina Simone, Bob Thompson ; Bob Thompson" height_offset="0" /></div>
Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories
Artist: Gwendolyn Knight
Date: 1991
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 10 1/2 x 8 in. (26.67 x 20.32 cm) (sight)11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.94 x 21.59 cm) (canvas)15 x 12 1/4 in. (38.1 x 31.12 cm) (outer frame)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 98.35
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.748697916667" id="zoomer_103660_26036iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/e3/9d/62827c9feb0524fc54f6f6ea96a3/140/120/103660.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories, Gwendolyn Knight ; Gwendolyn Knight" height_offset="0" /></div>
Saint Benedict of Palermo
Artist: Attributed to José Montes de Oca
Date: c. 1734
Medium: Sculpture
Size: 49 x 34 5/8 x 16 1/2 in. (124.46 x 87.95 x 41.91 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2010.27.2
<img src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/work.png" width="140" height="105" />
Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., just before he spoke at the funeral of the four girls murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church.
Artist: Danny Lyon
Date: 1963
Medium: Photographs, Photograph-Portfolio
Size: 13 1/4 x 8 15/16 in. (33.66 x 22.7 cm) (image)13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in. (35.24 x 27.78 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2001.45.2.16
<img src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/work.png" width="140" height="105" />
Coretta King, Martin Luther King Funeral, Atlanta, Georgia
Artist: Flip Schulke
Date: 1966
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 13 3/8 x 8 13/16 in. (33.97 x 22.38 cm) (image)14 x 10 15/16 in. (35.56 x 27.78 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2007.35.187
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Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Reverend Ralph Abernathy are escorted from the court house to the jail house.
Artist: Danny Lyon
Date: 1962
Medium: Photographs, Photograph-Portfolio
Size: 4 5/8 x 13 3/16 in. (11.75 x 33.5 cm) (image)11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.94 x 35.24 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2001.45.2.6
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