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Covid mask of black fabric with orange fabric backing. Hand-made. Machine-stitched. “I CAN’T BREATHE” in white acrylic paint at center anterior. Mask made by Maggie Dvorak of Cedar Falls. Worn by unidentified protestor at the May 29 march from Veterans Memorial Park to Lincoln Park in Waterloo, and in other demonstrations in June, 2020. From donor Maggie Dvorak: “I chose to contribute masks for several events in the Cedar Valley. These were events to bring community leaders and members together to show support for Black lives mattering, and to denounce systemic racism in our communities, and world wide. Due to Covid 19, and my belief in the importance of doing our best to protect each other during a world wide pandemic, it was important to provide as many masks as necessary for participants to have available for use. I hope to continue to donate and contribute my voice and my mask making abilities in any opportunity I am able. I will do this in hopes of supporting community health, and to support bringing an end to the systemic racism present in our world.”
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Title:
Maggie Dvorak’s Covid Mask from 2020 George Floyd Protests
Date Created:
2020
Time Period:
2020s
Description:
Covid mask of black fabric with orange fabric backing. Hand-made. Machine-stitched. “I CAN’T BREATHE” in white acrylic paint at center anterior. Mask made by Maggie Dvorak of Cedar Falls. Worn by unidentified protestor at the May 29 march from Veterans Memorial Park to Lincoln Park in Waterloo, and in other demonstrations in June, 2020. From donor Maggie Dvorak: “I chose to contribute masks for several events in the Cedar Valley. These were events to bring community leaders and members together to show support for Black lives mattering, and to denounce systemic racism in our communities, and world wide. Due to Covid 19, and my belief in the importance of doing our best to protect each other during a world wide pandemic, it was important to provide as many masks as necessary for participants to have available for use. I hope to continue to donate and contribute my voice and my mask making abilities in any opportunity I am able. I will do this in hopes of supporting community health, and to support bringing an end to the systemic racism present in our world.”
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Black lives matter movement Protest movements African Americans--Violence against Police brutality COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects COVID-19 (Disease) COVID-19 (Disease)--Political aspects
Location:
Iowa--Waterloo
Latitude:
42.49583
Longitude:
-92.3428
Language:
zxx
Source:
Grout Museum District 2020 George Floyd Protests
Contributing Institution:
Grout Museum District
Extent:
1 object
Genre:
textiles (visual works)
Type:
Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Digital Object Identifier:
gmd2020057002001
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gb1xq8x
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source
Suggested Citation:
"Maggie Dvorak’s Covid Mask from 2020 George Floyd Protests", Grout Museum District, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gb1xq8x
Rights
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Standardized Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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