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The House That Herman Built

Jackie Sumell, Herman Wallace • The New Press • ISBN 9783937158228

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The House That Herman Built

Jackie Sumell, Herman Wallace • The New Press • ISBN-13 9783937158228

ISBN-10 3937158227 • 2012 • 1st Edition

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ISBN 9783937158228 • Completeness 73

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The book 'The House That Herman Built' documents the collaborative project between artist Jackie Sumell and Herman Wallace, one of the Angola 3, who spent over 40 years in solitary confinement. The project imagines the house Wallace would have built had he been free, serving as a poignant commentary on the American justice system and the power of art as a tool for social change.

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Publisher: The New Press
Hardcover1st Edition2012
Pages: 160Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

Catalog notes

Contributor: Jackie SumellContributor: Herman Wallace

Cultural context

Category: ActivismCategory: American Justice SystemCategory: Art And ActivismCategory: Collaborative ArtCategory: Contemporary ArtCategory: Human RightsCategory: Political ArtCategory: Prison ReformCategory: Social JusticeInfluenced by: Ai WeiweiInfluenced by: Joseph BeuysInfluenced: Contemporary ArtistsInfluenced: Social Justice ActivistsCornerstone of: Contemporary Art Publications on Social Justice

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