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The Call and Inside
Out
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Completion Date:
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1999
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Medium:
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Acrylic on canvas
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Dimensions:
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n/a
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Location:
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Jane Addams High School
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Address:
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900 Tinton Avenue, Bronx
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Architect:
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Paino/Soffres Architects
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Sponsor Agency:
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Board of Education
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Design Agency:
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School Construction Authority
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Drawing from students'
research into the lives of historical figures, Walton Ford painted two murals
for the Jane Addams Vocational High School. The Call, a circular
ceiling mural located in the school's lobby, depicts Dr. Charles Drew, the
doctor credited with desegregating the Red Cross blood supply; Madame C.J.
Walker, an early female entrepreneur in cosmetics; Rosa Parks, a civil rights
activist; and Frida Kahlo, a painter. The figures appear to be looking down,
offering students notes, flowers, and ladders. For the school's auditorium, Ford
painted Inside-Out
, a two-part mural that flanks the stage and features mythical figures, such as Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt; Horus, the Sun god of Egypt; and Ixchel, the Mayan spirit of healing.
About the Artist...
Born in Larchmont, New York, Walton Ford currently lives and works in Hillside, New York. Ford has exhibited around the country in galleries such as the Bess Cutler Gallery, the McNay Gallery, the Kohn Turner Gallery, and the John Berggruen Gallery. His most recent solo exhibition, "Brutal Beauty (2000)," at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Maine, showcased Ford's exploration of the natural and animal worlds. The artist was also included in a group exhibition in 2000 at the Katonah Museum of Art entitled "Deja Vu: Reworking the Past." Walton Ford is represented by the Paul Kasmin Gallery.
