Exhibit at Pullman's Block House Gallery highlights legacies of railroad porters and maids through artist's personal discovery
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Nina Metz
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Summary
Artist Shane-Jahi Jackson's exhibition "Pullman Porters & Maids: Invisible Labor, Visible Legacies" at the Block House Gallery in Pullman explores the overlooked histories of Black railroad workers. While researching Pullman porters and maids at the Newberry Library, Jackson discovered a personal family connection through the surname Vantrece, linking his own ancestry to the workers he was studying. The paintings highlight the legacies of these workers who served on the railroads.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI got down to the last two boxes, and I came across my family name
And I know it was my family name — Vantrece — because it's a Dutch name and traditionally spelled with an 's,' but ours is spelled with a 'c.'
The way we got it was through slavery; at some point, the white side of the family started spelling it with an 's' and had us spell it with a 'c.'
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