Three completed murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with additions made by majority BIPOC [B...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Three murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor. The top image shows the murals in the beginning stages, and the bottom image shows the completed mu...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Community members adding to murals designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. The three murals depict George Floyd, a raised fist, and Breonna Taylor, and all three are visible in this photograph. The Clayton Jackson McGhie Memo...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A community member adding to a mural designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. This is one of three murals created for the memorial. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with additions made by majority BIPOC [Black,...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Community members adding to a mural designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. Participants are wearing cloth masks. This is one of three murals created for the memorial. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with add...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This poster was created as part of COVID-19 response and outreach programming for the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) in Duluth, Minnesota. The artists were contracted by AICHO and the Minnesota Department of Health to design artwork for public health posters around COVID-19 safety protocols. This poster shows photographs ...
Creator:
Vainio, Ivy; Villiard, Moira
Contributor:
Yellowbird, Leah
Created:
2020-05-18
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Moira Villiard discusses her experiences as an artist and active community organizer in Duluth during the COVID-19 pandemic and the summer of 2020. She describes leading a community-engaged mural art project at the Clayton Jackson McGhie memorial after the death of George Floyd, partly in response to some graffiti on the memorial. She felt it wa...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Contributor:
Scholtz, Mike
Created:
2020-07-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is one of a series of six digital illustrations by the artist Moira Villiard. In this first illustration, titled “Midpandemic Spring,” Moira captures the view from her downtown Duluth studio window showing the early spring green of new grass and leaves on the trees across the wide grey street. On the window are the words, “It just ? was a… ...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is one of a series of six digital illustrations by the artist Moira Villiard. This sixth illustration, titled “On The Side…,” shows a takeout box containing fried rice and a spoon next to a baggie with blue hand-sewn face masks inside, all on top of a bright red background. On one flap of the takeout box are the words, “On the side…” The fo...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Community members adding to a mural designed by Moira Villiard for the 100 Year Memorial of the lynchings of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth, which occured on June 15, 1920. Participants are wearing cloth masks. This is one of three murals created for the memorial. From the artist: "The murals were designed by me with add...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-06-08
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is one of a series of six digital illustrations by the artist Moira Villiard. This fifth illustration, titled “The Big Small World,” shows the silhouette of a human figure in a kitchen squatting down to greet two cats, one bright pink and one bright blue. In the forefront of the image is presumably the artist’s foot. On the fridge are the w...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is one of a series of six digital illustrations by the artist Moira Villiard. This forth illustration, titled “The First of Many Lasts,” shows a dance floor in Minneapolis with people dancing together. The light is low and the room is filled with pinks and blues, musicians are in the forefront playing music and singing for the dancers. On t...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is one of a series of six digital illustrations by the artist Moira Villiard. This second illustration, titled “Thriving, I Guess,” shows a houseplant in a white pot with vibrant green leaves in front of a yellow and ochre background. On the purple surface where the plant sits are the words, “At least somebody is thriving.” The following ar...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is one of a series of six digital illustrations by the artist Moira Villiard. In this third illustration, titled “UNReliable Connections,” Moira and three of her close friends are all seen in a similar pose, with the back of one hand by their mouth as if telling a secret. The colors in the piece are both deep and bright hues. In the illustr...
Creator:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth