Rebel Commentary: 'She Persists' At Gracie Mansion Conservancy

"Say Her Name" by Jennifer Packer (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"Say Her Name" by Jennifer Packer (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Faith Ringgold's quilt of "Tar Beach II" next to a painting of Mrs. William Gracie (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Faith Ringgold's quilt of "Tar Beach II" next to a painting of Mrs. William Gracie (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Faith Ringgold's quilt for "Tar Beach" (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Faith Ringgold's quilt for "Tar Beach" (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Lee Krasner's "Free Space" (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Lee Krasner's "Free Space" (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Dolls by Katharine Clarissa Eileen McCray (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Dolls by Katharine Clarissa Eileen McCray (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Dolls created by Katharine Clarissa Eileen McCray, the First Lady's mother (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Dolls created by Katharine Clarissa Eileen McCray, the First Lady's mother (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Photographs by Lorraine O'Grady (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Photographs by Lorraine O'Grady (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"The Bay of Opal" by Cecil Brown (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"The Bay of Opal" by Cecil Brown (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"Going to Work" by Perla de Leon (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"Going to Work" by Perla de Leon (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"Barbed Wire (Separation)" by Elizabeth Catlett (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"Barbed Wire (Separation)" by Elizabeth Catlett (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Elizabeth Colomba's "Haven" (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Elizabeth Colomba's "Haven" (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"The Village Series #7" by Simone Leigh (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"The Village Series #7" by Simone Leigh (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Ana Mendieta’s "La Vivación de la Carne (Vivafication of the Flesh)" (NYC Mayor's Office)

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Ana Mendieta’s "La Vivación de la Carne (Vivafication of the Flesh)" (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"Brick in the Sky" by Betty Parsons<br> (Courtesy of NYC Mayor's Office)

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"Brick in the Sky" by Betty Parsons<br> (Courtesy of NYC Mayor's Office)

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Alice Neel's "Ginny and Elizabeth" (Courtesy of NYC Mayor's Office)

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Alice Neel's "Ginny and Elizabeth" (Courtesy of NYC Mayor's Office)

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"The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist" by Guerilla Girls (NYC Mayor's Office)

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"The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist" by Guerilla Girls (NYC Mayor's Office)

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