Artwork [Ink]

EARFLARE W/ INCISED IMAGE OF THE PRINCIPAL BIRD DEITY

México or Guatemala: Souther Maya lowlands, Maya CultureEarly Classic period, c. A.D. 300-500Jadeite

From The Otis and Velma David Dozier Fund, 2008.16

Source: DMA
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NOSE AND EAR ORNAMENTS

Colombia: Sinú regionc. A.D. 600-1200 [I wrote the incorrect information on the drawing]GoldThe Norma and John Wise Collection 1976.W.451

Source: DMA

View from the lobby of Saint Ann Court in the Harwood District in Dallas. Designed by Shimoda Design Group in 2009.

Source: Hardwood District.

For class we headed to Founders Plaza in downtown Dallas to draw any vantage point that we found interesting. It was the day after the 2016 Presidential election, and I was in a state of disbelief from the results. I think a lot of my friends could share the sentiment. As we were walking around I noticed that the JFK Memorial was right next to us. As I'm listening to a song by Ibeyi ("Oya") I approach the massive walls designed by Philip Johnson, and all of these emotions just flood through me.

It was just a right place, right time kind of moment that made me sit in front of this memorial and draw what I saw. The results of the current election is in no way comparable to the events that took place in Dallas on 22 November 1963, but it made me realize that I need to pay attention and more involved in current events. And to quote JFK:

"And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country."