Artist: Natalie Baxter
Date: 2017
Museum: ArtsWestchester (White Plains, United States)
Technique: Fabric
In 1913, the National Women’s Party declared purple, white and gold their official colors. The trio became the American Suffrage movement’s brand and was used widely in parades and printed materials. No matter the event, men and women across the nation would see the colors and immediately say: “here comes the suffragists!”In 1916, at the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis the suffragists staged an elegant and powerful protest putting their colors to work. 3,000 women, dressed in white with gold sashes and carrying gold umbrellas stood shoulder to shoulder in silence along Locust Street. The protest forced the all-male delegation to walk through a “Golden Lane.” The uncomfortable silence helped moved the party to add women’s suffrage to the national platform.Baxter’s piece positions that particular moment in the history of women’s suffrage in context with today’s political climate. “Gold is the color our newly elected president chooses to represent his string of hotels and used to decorate his New York City penthouse apartment. By using these juxtaposing color and symbol representations, this flag piece echoes the historical achievements of women while also allowing the viewer room for their own interpretation of the current political state of our country.”Installation piece inspired by historical event during the suffrage movement of early 20th Century
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