Dancing in Spite of Tear(s)/Gas | Created by Eileen Doughty from Vienna, VA.

Dancing in Spite of Tear(s)/Gas

Created by:

Eileen Doughty from Vienna, VA

Exhibit:

Racism: In the Face of Hate We Resist

Artist Statement:

A news photograph of a protester carrying an open umbrella while running past a line of police shooting tear gas was my visual inspiration for this quilt. She seemed to be dancing, as if in a bizarre dream. This imagery was inspired by eye-witness accounts in Seattle of an umbrella-carrying woman in front of police lines who was knocked down and hustled away for no good reason.

The appalling continuing attacks by police and federal forces on peaceful protesters are my emotional inspiration. The attacked cry out, “I can't breathe,” or “Hands up, don't shoot.” Some protesters have been severely injured by the military-style reactions, but are still there in spirit, as are people across this country who know our rights.

2020
36" x 32"
Cotton fabric, batik, gauze, appliqué, machine quilted.