In Memory of Jesse, Julius J. Bremer

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Julius J. Bremer, artist
born 1955
In Memory of Jesse, 2012
Where object was made: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Material/technique: hand painting; cotton fabric; fusing; free-motion machine quilting; acrylic
Accession number: EL2017.063
Not on display
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1936: In the summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, African American track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens wins four gold medals, thwarting Adolf Hitler’s plan to use the games to demonstrate “Aryan supremacy.” The record Owens sets in the long-jump event will endure for 25 years.

Exhibitions

And Still We Rise
2017