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Title
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Peace and Love
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Description
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Painted boat. A large yellow/green boat with a blue cabin. There are soldiers below deck and soldiers with guns top side. There is an american flag flying There is a soldier and a girl in a yellow dress dancing and 'Paix-Amour' in red on blue, 'Peace and Love' in blue on yellow/green. The boat is on water. Other number: 9
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PID
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grinnell:34842
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Title
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Loving v. Virginia
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Description
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In 1967, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously voted to dismantle all state laws prohibiting intermarriage, overriding legal restrictions based on race written in 1883. In this block, created by studio assistant Leina’ala Voss, the first page of the Loving v. Virginia court transcript serves as a partial background on which two rings and a set of keys have been arranged; these objects symbolize the bond of marriage and evoke the feeling of a shared home. To the left of the court transcript the artist has placed a net, surrounded by metal nails, buttons, and fragments of colored flowers. Beneath the netting the words “race mixing is communism” appear as a headline above an image of a white protester, his face concealed behind dark sunglasses. This image is juxtaposed against a photograph which shows laughing children and their parents, innocent and unbothered by the chaos which surrounds them. By placing symbolic objects representative of marriage and domesticity alongside a supreme court document and Loving v. Virginia protest imagery, this block depicts how love itself has become a highly politicized issue defenseless against the noxious gass of racism and hatred. This block also reminds the viewer that even today we must not take our rings and keys, and the people we love, for granted; for there once was a time when even the love we feel for our family was unlawful in the eyes of our constitution.
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Date Created
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2017
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PID
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grinnell:25516
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Title
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Lucille Ley to Jimmy Ley - December 31, 1943
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Description
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Jimmy's mother sends a letter postmarked from Lakota again instead of Fort Madison. She expresses pride in Jimmy's Air Medal award even though postal mixups have delayed the news's arrival. She sends news and warm wishes from various parties including Bobbie, Della, and the Buckels. She laments Jimmy's nine-day hospital stay, wishes him a Happy New Year, and tells him she is praying for his "courage and safety and well being[sic]." She asks whether he has received the photograph of her and a sweater from Ruth and Bill.
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Date Created
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1943
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PID
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grinnell:26471
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Title
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Lucille Ley to Jimmy Ley - February 1, 1944
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Description
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Jimmy's mother congratulates him on receiving the Oak Leaf Cluster medal. She tells him she has enclosed news clippings and intends to send snacks to him soon. She updates him on friends and family, notably "little Sue" who has been hospitalized with pneumonia. Lucille relays to Jimmy her intention to "dig up" donations for soldiers in Algona and expresses her hope that Jimmy has enjoyed his furlough.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26476
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Title
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Lucille Ley to Jimmy Ley - February 10, 1944
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Description
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Jimmy's mother tells him about the forecasted snowstorm and about her research on Lincoln for the Aid Society. She describes recent visits from Rosie, Ruth, and the Johnsons--who visited unexpectedly. She informs Jimmy of the injury Harold Johnson sustained while playing basketball, which set him back on his cadet training. Mr. Harvey Johnson works as a repairman and Betty Johnsnon works for Senator Wilson in Washington, D.C. Harold is training to be a pursuit pilot. Lucille gossips about other young soldiers and updates Jimmy on the family's activities and work. She expresses how much she looks forward to building a garage after the war, and that she hopes, as ever, to hear from Jimmy soon. She encloses some local news clippings.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26482