Wanted: Runaways Art Display

Wanted: Runaways is a series of portraits inspired by archive runaway slave advertisements. Using the descriptors provided by the enslavers, artist Lillian Young has created her own interpretation of the runaway enslaved. Artist Young describes herself as a painter who moonlights as a printmaker, and her works depict forgotten or muted moments in Black history and the Black experience. Young’s works are based on historical documents and photos from various archives. More information can be found here.

These works of art will be on display at the Law Library in February and will move to Brookdale Library for the month of March.

The displays are funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

PDF flyer with all February events.