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Homage to The Unknown   
Adrienne Gaither
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) - Permanent 

Commissioned and Managed for ACM, Washington D.C.
Artist: Adrienne Gaither http://www.adriennegaither.com/

About: 

I commissioned artist Adrienne Gaither to create a mural for the reopening of the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) after being closed for a year of exterior renovations. Using precise geometric shapes on a circular 24 x 12ft wall, the mural speaks to the museum's rich collection of community based artifacts. After researching ACM’s catalog we found inspiration in the museum’s collection of quilts. Quilting has a rich communal history and often mirrors the geometry seen in Adrienne’s work. A nod to a Reconstruction era quilt, there was no record of the maker, or any value placed on the soul’s story despite the vibrancy of their creation. In an effort to right the erasure of this person’s narrative, Adrienne created an homage to the unknown. Initially entitled “Anonymity in the wake of, she changed the title based on my written contextualization of the work.

Photography by Glen Gordon