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Volume CXXXIII, Number 11 |
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Women's studies class designs historical mural for Big Top Deli
ALIX ROY
ORIENT STAFF
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| This mural, designed by the Womens Studies class Bearing the Untold Story, will appear in Big Top Deli. (Nancy Van Dyke, Bowdoin Orient) |
When students stop by the Big Top Deli next week, they will be greeted with artwork created by fellow students from the Womens Studies class Bearing the Untold Story.
The mural illustrates the history of Arab, Asian, and African- American women from the 1500s to the present, and introduces many racial and gender issues that have been overlooked throughout much of history.
The idea to create a mural as a final project was discussed and voted upon by the class itself. Students decided that visual representation would be the most effective way of communicating the themes of the class to the entire community.
Preparation of the mural was directed by the organizing committee, who obtained the supplies necessary for completing the project.
The design committee was responsible for the actual construction of the banner, which took about three weeks to complete. Meg Gray '07, enjoyed her first class project experience at Bowdoin. "It was rewarding to get to know the class better, and it was fun knowing that a lot of the ideas that we talked about are going to reach a larger audience who wouldn't necessarily hear these ideas."
The banner will be unveiled at The Big Top Deli this Friday from 5:00-6:00 p.m. and refreshments will be provided.
The banner itself is visually appealing as well as informative and portrays a large face with the words "talking back" coming out of the mouth.
Inside each letter, the chronological history of the unity and diversity of women is described. While Gray realizes that not all Big Top patrons will take the time to read the facts the mural displays, she hopes that they will appreciate it for its artistic merit.
"It's colorful and pretty and it's always fun to have something to look at, even if you don't understand all the ideas it presents," she said.
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