Name/Title
Strength to LoveEntry/Object ID
2021.16Description
Rhinestone-studded metal spirit stickArtwork Details
Medium
rhinestones and adhesive on glass in velvet, wood and glass caseContext
In 2013, Chicago-based artist Cheryl Pope opened her solo exhibition Just Yell at Monique Meloche Gallery, which used American high school aesthetics, such as yearbooks, Varsity patches, and car culture, as a framework to forefront the issues of gun violence throughout the city and country. Collaborating with 400 teenagers throughout Chicago, Pope dug into the history of cheerleaders (previously called “Yellers”) and used the idea of yelling as a way of making the invisible visible and give voice to families directly involved in these neighborhood tragedies, not as a solution, but as a way to confront these realities head-on for both the participants and a visual arts audience. In Strength to Love, Pope uses the idea of the spirit stick, used in cheerleading to award the person or team for having the highest team spirit, or to those whose hard work is evident. This rhinestone-studded metal version, encased in its specially-made glass case is reminiscent, however, of a fire emergency case.Acquisition
Accession
2021.16Source or Donor
Deone Jackman Family EstateAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the Deone Jackman Family EstateLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
CheerleadersDimensions
Height
9 inWidth
24 inDepth
3-1/4 in