Modern Day Harriet Museum Analysis

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As a woman of African American descent, it was easy to feel the emotion that was being portrayed in the piece. The description of this piece at the museum spoke about the mood of this period was, stating how, “Jazz in America is due partly to migrations from Africa to America, and involved local color and musical interface with a Native American ritual dance. The modern day Harriet leads with the challenge of yesterday’s physical enslavement as her guide, and focuses on her mission of escaping the mental, emotional, and financial constraints of today“ (j.g Gallery). This theme is strongly felt while looking at the piece. We are allowed to look for she is unaware of our gaze because she herself is too focused on something herself, looking