<I>Mirror Casket</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2014
name: label: Created by
content: De Andrea Nichols, American, born 1988
label: Created by
content: Marcis Curtis, American
label: Created by
content: Damon Davis, American, born 1985
label: Created by
content: Sophie Lipman, American
label: Created by
content: Mallory Nezam, American
label: Created by
content: Derek Laney, American
label: Created by
content: Elizabeth Vega, American
notes: label: Description
content: This hand-constructed, six-sided coffin is part artwork and part performance art piece, originally created to accompany civil rights protests, marches, and programs in the Saint Louis area. Constructed from plywood, the top section and six side panels are covered with mirrored glass. The coffin handles are made from wood handrails which have been affixed to the base on four sides using metal handrail brackets. The composition of the top mirror panel has been intentionally cracked.
place: label: Place made
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.254
objectType: label: Type
content: coffins
label: Type
content: performance art
label: Type
content: sculpture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © De Andrea Nichols, Marcis Curtis, Damon Davis, Sophie Lipman, Derek Laney, Mallory Nezam, Elizabeth Vega
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: reflective glass, wood, metal, caulking compound and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 16 × 69 × 36 in. (40.6 × 175.3 × 91.4 cm)