“Mouth & Toes: The World of 19th-Century Silhouette Artists with Disabilities.” Written by Laurel Daen. Illustrated and Animated by Marianne R. Petit.
ARTICLES:
– 2024 The Journal of Early American Literature, (https://earlyamericanliterature.org/)
– 2023 All of Us, The journal dedicated to disability history across time and space, (established by the Disability History Association in 2019): https://allofusdha.org/research/mouth-toes-the-world-of-nineteenth-century-silhouette-artists-with-disabilities/
– 2021 “Artists in the Archive.” The Worcester Review 42, 1&2 (2021): 142-149. Marianne Petit, in collaboration with Laurel Daen. “Mouth & Toes: The World of 19th-Century Silhouette Artists with Disabilities.” https://www.theworcesterreview.org/issues/volume-42-numbers-1-2
EXHIBITIONS:
– 2024 “Enabling Artistries: Displays of 19th Century Creativity, Disability, and Freedom”, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University (October – December 2024)
Based on Mouth & Toes: The World of 19th Century Silhouette Artists with Disabilities, written by Laurel Daen, with illustrations and animations by Marianne R. Petit,
Curation: Laurel Daen, Assistant Professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame; Marianne R. Petit, Arts Professor, Tisch School of the Arts, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Network Academic Planning, New York University; Roxane Pickens, Community Engagement Librarian and Head of External Engagement, NYU Libraries; Elizabeth Verrelli, Associate Director for Engagement, NYU Libraries
Special Collection: William Pruitt III, Associate Vice President for Global Programs, The Office of Global Programs
Tactile Interpretations: Stefanie Koseff
This exhibition showcases the extraordinary works of 19th-century visual and performance artists who worked primarily with silhouettes and navigated the boundaries of creativity and achievement as persons with unique status and ability in U.S. culture. Focusing on artwork by Martha Ann Honeywell, Sarah Rogers, Saunders Ken Grems Nellis, and Moses Williams, Enabling Artistries highlights how artistic practice and expression serve as gateways to personal autonomy and freedom.
Documentation of Exhibition / Marianne R. Petit’s website
Documentation of Exhibition / NYU Bobst Libraries
– 2023 Pop-Up Exhibition, Hesburgh Libraries, Rare Books & Special Collections, University of Notre Dame.
– 2021 Marianne R. Petit “The Body & Story,” solo exhibition. Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
- 2021 The Examined Life Conference, University of Iowa College of Medicine, (Iowa City, IA)
– 2021 Graphic Medicine UnConvention
– 2021 American Antiquarian Society Virtual Presentation (Viewable on YouTube)
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