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Sarah Senn & Zac Dickhut, Oral History Interview with Sarah Senn

Sarah Senn & Zac Dickhut, Oral History Interview with Sarah Senn, Zac Dickhut, May 7, 2021

This is an oral history interview with Sarah Senn, an artist and art instructor at Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School. Her account discusses her…

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McGov (series 3 of 3)

A collage featuring Arike Ogunbowale, a black women's NCAA athlete.  She wears a gold face mask that says "black lives matter" on it.

McGov (series 3 of 3), Tay Butler, Creative Health Collective, 2020

From the artist: “I want new hoopers to see this collage mural, see Arike’s jersey and remember that girls can ball, too. I want hoopers my age to see…

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McGov (series 2 of 3)

A painting of three basketball players wearing jerseys on an asphalt court.  In this painting, the pavement is highlighter-blue, and the sky is orange.

McGov (series 2 of 3), Tay Butler, Creative Health Collective, 2020

From the artist: “‘McGov’ is the creative culmination of these memories and emotions. Three separate scenes come together to form one singular vision…

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McGov (series 1 of 3)

A collage of four basketball players wearing jerseys and wearing face masks.

McGov (series 1 of 3), Tay Butler, Creative Health Collective, 2020

From the artist: “Born and raised in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood, I know how important basketball is to our community. I grew up playing…

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Viruses Do not Discriminate, People Do

A person wearing a face mask with half of the mask designed in a traditionally female Hmong fabric pattern of pink and green, while the other half incorporates a qeej, an Hmong instrument usually played by men.

Viruses Do not Discriminate, People Do, Tou Fong Lee, Creative Health Collective, 2020

From the Artist: “This is an androgynous piece, a combination of half masculine and feminine forms. The pink coils are often worn mainly by Hmong…

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New Traditions Will Save Our Culture

A person modeling a face mask made with traditional Hmong fabrics, designs, and embellishments.  Colors are royal blue, fuscia, yellow, and sea foam.

New Traditions Will Save Our Culture, Tou Fong Lee, Creative Health Collective, 2020

From the Artist: “This mask represents the cultural symbols of Hmong Nplooj Sev, a well-known style of Hmong clothing. What makes this style stand out…

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Sacrifice Now, So They Don't Have To (in Hmong and English)

A painting of a man wearing a mask, handing a young child a mask to wear.  The older man is thinking about the graduation, prom, and in-person learning he was denied so that the younger person may stay safe.

Sacrifice Now, So They Don't Have To (in Hmong and English), Chong Lee, Creative Health Collective, 2020

The creator of this piece, Chong Lee is a recent high school graduate, and a member of Milwaukee’s Hmong community. Lee’s goal in creating was to…

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Self-Care for Them

A digital painting of an elderly person sitting on a hospital bed, looking at the view, whose reflection opaquely looks back at the elder.

Self-Care for Them, Chong Lee, Creative Health Collective, 2020

The creator of this piece, Chong Lee is a recent high school graduate, and a member of Milwaukee’s Hmong community. Lee’s goal in creating was to…

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Zed Kenzo (they/them)

A painting of Zed Kenzo talking with Anika Kowalik on a smartphone video chat.

Zed Kenzo (they/them), Ariana Vaeth, Creative Health Collective, 2020

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Variation on a WWI poster

A poster of Uncle Sam wearing a mask, telling you to do the same as he points to a solider and a nurse who are did their part.  The poster reads "They served our country. It's your turn. Wear a mask.

Variation on a WWI poster, Zac Dickhut, 2020

Just as posters in the First World War worked to rally Americans behind a national effort, various levels of government and private institutions made…

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