The March for Love

Linda Anderson

38H x 57.5W  inches

2021

ARTIST STATEMENT

More than fifty years ago, for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rights march, the Reverend Abraham Akaka shipped from Hawaii white leis as a symbolic affirmation of love and support for the leadership to wear. Senegales photographer Omar Victor Diop positions himself as the main protagonist in this recreation of what the late John Lewis called “the march for love.”

MATERIALS

Cotton, bamboo batting, polyester thread, textile paint

TECHNIQUES

Hand-painting, raw-edge appliqué, free motion machine stitching

The March for Love is based on a photograph by Omar Victor Diop, with permission granted.