About this project
Unraveling Miss Kitty’s Cloak is a site-specific sculptural installation that will be created for the Oxford, Georgia community. The art project remembers Catherine Andrew Boyd, an enslaved woman whjo was also known as Kitty. James Osgood Andrew, president of the Board of Trustees of Emory College enslaved Catherine Boyd in the early 1800s. In 1844 her ownership split the Methodist Episcopal Church along regional lines when Andrew refused to free her. The incident is considered a rehearsal for the Civil War. This installation remembers this very difficult historical event and also also remembers other enslaved persons in the Oxford-Covington community, including those enslaved by former presidents of Emory College.
The installation will consist of 4 to 9 fabric panels, approximately 7 feet by 40 feet, that incorporate photographs, the names of enslaved persons and documents uncovered in researching Catherine Boyd’s life. The artist will work with community residents to complete the panels, which will be installed at Old Church in Oxford, Georgia for a formal program on February 6, 2011. Thanks to Mark Auslander, many descendants of the former slaves who lived at Oxford will attend the program, including the descendants of Catherine Boyd. To learn more about Miss Kitty and slavery and liberation in Oxford see the forthcoming book by Mark Auslander entitled: "The Accidental Slaveowner: Revisiting a Myth of the American South" described at http://www.theaccidentalslaveowner.com.
The installation is a part of Slavery and the University, Histories and Legacies a conference that will be held at Emory University Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta, GA, February 3-6. This conference--the first of its kind--brings together scholars, community partners, staff, administrators and students for the purpose of sharing research, teaching, and learning across the hierarchies of academic life and beyond. To learn more please visit: http://transform.emory.edu
I am raising funds to complete this project. The money will be used to pay for materials, gas, food, lodging, installation of the artwork and documentation by a videographer and photographer. There are many components to the project including performance and oral histories. I will be videotaping interviews with community residents and developing a short film. My former students are working with me on this project and a portion of the funds will enable me to pay them for their work. In other words, I'm creating much needed jobs. Thanks in advance for supporting this important community project. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!!!
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This is so special. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Please accept a 5x7 original drawing from the series, Unraveling Miss Kitty's Cloak. We'll also acknowledge your donation on the February 6 program at Old Church. I really appreciate your generosity.
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Your support of the arts is phenomenal and I really appreciate your supporting this important community project. Please accept an 8x10 original signed drawing from the Unraveling Miss Kitty's Cloak series. We'll also acknowledge you on the February 6 program at Old Church.
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You are a true patron of the arts and of this project. Words cannot express my gratitude. You will be acknowledged as a major supporter of the project in the February 6 program at Old Church. You will also receive a 22"x30" work of art and a set of commemorative postcards. You generosity means so much to this project.
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Your gift of support is has ensured the success of not only this project but future projects as well. You will be acknowledged as a major donor in the February 6 program at Old Church. I will also create an Agan for your family or you may choose an original mixed-media artwork. I look forward to working with you and appreciate your generosity. Thank you so very, very much.
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Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier is a visual mythologist, a memory keeper. She is guided by the idea of the journey, unmapped spaces and the magic that occurs when one goes looking for history and ancestors. Her visual repertoire mythologizes and re-imagines historical incidences (especially those that are informed by race, gender, and stereotypes) using photography, painting, oral histories and primary source documents, which she uses to tell the stories of the people in communities that she encounters. Her work focuses on “toural” communities (rural agricultural communities that also rely on tourism), urban enclaves, and indigenous communities.
An honors graduate of the Atlanta College of Art, Marshall-Linnemeier received an MA Degree in Southern Studies in 2005 from the University of Mississippi. She has received numerous awards throughout her long career and her work is held in numerous collections including the High Museum of Art, Atlanta University, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She has taught and lectured at many universities including Spelman College, Emory University, the University of Georgia, Brandeis University, and the University of South Australia. She has also served as a consultant to many community arts organizations.
