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25 Most Influential Works of American Protest since World War II. NY Times Style Magazine October 23, 2020
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Anania, Billy. Where Does Protest Art Fit in the “Canon” of Contemporary Art? Hyperallergic, October 28, 2020
Artist Hank Willis Thomas Installs 25-foot Afro Pick Monument in West Philly. Streets Dept. Ocotber 1, 2020
Bishara, Hakim. Artists, Including David Hammons and Barbara Kruger, Reimagine “I Voted” Stickers. Hyperallergic,October 26, 2020
A brief history of protest art from the 1940s until now - in pictures. The Guardian. September 6, 2017
Di Liscia, Valentina. An Apocalyptic Collage Made Entirely of Media Images From Trump’s Presidency. Hyperalleric, October 27, 2020
Ebert, Grace. From Minneapolis to Syria, Artists Are Honoring George Floyd Through Murals and Public Artworks JUNE 2, 2020
Gupta, Alisha Haridasani. For Three Suffragists, a Monument Well Past Due. New York Times (Online), Aug 6, 2020.
Iconic Philadelphia murals updated as part of 'Mask Up PHL' campaign. ABC Action News, October 1, 2020
Kellner, Hans. #MaskUpPHL and Mural Arts Philadelphia: Inspiring the hero in all of us. City of Philadelphia, News, October 1, 2020
Kletter, Melanie. Black Lives Matter and Protest Art Exhibits to View Online. LJ Oct 23, 2020
Ludel, Wallace and Carrigan, Margaret. Wake up call: artist Hank Willis Thomas wants to spur voter turnout with the Wide Awakes group. The Art Newspaper, Sept. 16, 2020
MacFarlane, Rachel. A Brief History of Protest Art. Format, March 8, 2017
Protest Signs, Art Headed for US Smithsonian Institution. VOA: Learning English, June 17, 2020
Rodney, S. (2020, Aug 06). New York’s sidewalk prophets are heirs to the artisans of France’s Lascaux caves [with graphic(s)]. New York Times
Scott, Andrea. The Removal of a Theodore Roosevelt Statue Is a Good First Step in Rethinking America’s Monuments. New Yorker July 1, 2020
Suwito, Kandi Aryani. Art and online activism amid the pandemic: lessons from around the world. The Conversation September 25, 2020
Volunteers, Smithsonian to save White House protest art. USA Today, June 11, 2020

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