From the L.A. Times: April 28, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama helped unveil Los Angeles artist Artis Lane's new sculpture in Washington, D.C. today. Lane's latest work is a bronze bust of Sojourner Truth, a former slave and women's rights activist that is the first sculpture of a black woman in the U.S. capital.
For more on Lane and her work, see: "L.A. Artist's 'Truth' to Be Unveiled."
For more on Lane and her work, see: "L.A. Artist's 'Truth' to Be Unveiled."
Photo: Artis Lane holds a small version of the Capitol bust. Truth “personified women’s rights, equal rights... the struggling and understanding that was taken away from us because of slavery,” she said.Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times
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