In Memory of Mary Turner

Original painting, oil, yarn, fabric on canvas. 48" x 72" (4ft x 6ft), 2013.

This mixed-media piece, integrating yarn, fabric, and oil paint, honors
Mary Turner's legacy and the brutal history of lynching in the South. Her tragic story, being lynched while pregnant with her unborn child in Brooks County, Georgia, sparked the NAACP's anti-lynching movement. The vibrant masks symbolize resilience amidst pain, while textured elements evoke the scars of racial injustice and collective memory.