I came to see the strength of my own roots and past. The success of the early phase of the civil rights movement, which resulted in voting rights leg… - Richard Hunt
" "I came to see the strength of my own roots and past. The success of the early phase of the civil rights movement, which resulted in voting rights legislation and the breaking down of obvious barriers like segregated drinking fountains and public accommodations, gave one a sense of being able to prevail. What happened after that was chastening, tempering. Another thing, too, is to discover the obvious—that the foundations of American society were built upon the backs of our forefathers.
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Richard Hunt (sculptor) (born September 12, 1935) is an American sculptor. In the second half of the 20th century, he became "the foremost African-American abstract scul ptor and artist of public sculpture." Hunt studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1950s. While there received multiple prizes for his work. In 1971, he was the first African American sculptor to have a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Hunt has created over 160 public sculpture commissions, more than any other sculptor in prominent locations in 24 states across the United States. With a career spanning seven decades, Hunt has held over 170 solo exhibitions and is represented in more than 125 public museums across the world.
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My own use of winged forms in the early '50s is based on mythological themes, like Icarus and Winged Victory. It's about, on the one hand, trying to achieve victory or freedom internally. It's also about investigating ideas of personal and collective freedom. My use of these forms has roots and resonances in the African-American experience and is also a universal symbol. People have always seen birds flying and wished they could fly.
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