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American Monuments

Self-Portrait at Stonewall Jackson Shrine, Woodford, Virginia

2020
(American, b. 1982)
America
inkjet print
Image: 36.5 x 45.7 cm (14 3/8 x 18 in.); Paper: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
The Julius L. Greenfield Photography Acquisition Fund 2021.106.16
Edition: edition 2/15
Location: not on view
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Confederate general Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own sentries.

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Kris Graves took a self-portrait in Woodford, Virginia, posing next to a shrine to Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863), who was a brilliant tactician and helped the South win many battles. Returning to camp, Jackson and his staff were mistaken for Union cavalry and shot. He died of complications in the white building in the background. Graves squats so his body occupies the same space as the headstone-like monument, claiming equal space in the world for at least one Black man.
Self-Portrait at Stonewall Jackson Shrine, Woodford, Virginia

Self-Portrait at Stonewall Jackson Shrine, Woodford, Virginia

2020

Kris Graves

(American, b. 1982)
America

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