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Tennessee artist Megan Lingerfelt honored Lawrence County’s history in the women’s suffrage movement with a colorful new mural that spans a 50-foot-long wall in downtown Lawrenceburg. The project was a collaborative effort between DMA-events, Tennessee Arts Commission and South Arts, who oversaw the Southeast’s award of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Women’s Suffrage Centennial campaign.
“I use a lot of linework in my designs and had been playing with several Art Deco patterns in my sketches when I was asked to create this piece. Being a centennial celebration of the suffrage vote in 1920, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to use these patterns in a mural,” Megan says of her design. “The white magnolia and lace are nods to the white dresses worn by the suffragettes, one of the most recognizable symbols of the movement. With a hand gesturing toward a ballot box in a sea of saturated colors, this piece is meant to brighten Downtown Lawrenceburg while celebrating some of its past.”
The mural was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, Lawrenceburg Chamber, and Tennessee Arts Commission’s FY22 Commission Initiative grant and managed by DMA Events. Image by Odinn Media.
