To Be Or Not To Be Free

Part of the series Coming to Jones Road, this print, modeled after a quilt, shows a group of travelers huddled close as they move through a dense forest, going north to freedom. The surrounding text refers to the dream of escaping slavery, and how it was realized through many hardships. The series was created in part as the artist’s response to a move she made from Harlem, New York, to Englewood, New Jersey. Not feeling connected to this new home, she looked to the history of the area, sharing stories of those who had traveled through it on the Underground Railroad.