VP s historic election celebrated in cracked glass portrait Darlene Superville ,
WASHINGTON (AP) Two weeks after as the first woman to be vice president her barrier-breaking career has been memorialized in a portrait that depicts her face emerging from the cracks in a massive sheet of glass.
The 6-by-6 foot (1.8 meter), 350-pound (159 kilogram) portrait, was unveiled Thursday at the Lincoln Memorial by groups excited by Harris historic election as the first woman and person of color to the nation s second-highest office.
“This will just be a wonderful visual emblem of this moment in time and hopefully people will reflect a little bit on all the barriers that have been broken by her election,” said Holly Hotchner, president and CEO of the , a co-sponsor of the project.
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To honour Kamala Harris as America’s first woman vice president, a unique glass portrait has been unveiled in front of the historic Lincoln Memorial.
To honour Kamala Harris as America’s first woman vice president, a unique glass portrait has been unveiled in front of the historic Lincoln Memorial. The exhibit will be on display through February 6 and it commemorates the seminal achievement for women in America. It also celebrates the fact that Harris made history becoming the first woman, the first Black woman, and the first woman of South-Asian origin to become the 46th Vice President of the United States in a nail-biting finale to the long-drawn counting process.
Unique glass portrait honouring America s first woman Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled in Washington
A unique glass portrait honouring America s first woman vice president Kamala Harris has been unveiled in front of the historic Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
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The installation, set against the historic and scenic backdrop of the reflecting pool and Washington Monument, includes a plaque featuring a QR code which viewers can scan to take them to an Instagram Spark AR. (Photo: Twitter/@flywithkamala)
A unique glass portrait honouring America s first woman vice president Kamala Harris has been unveiled in front of the historic Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
VP s historic election celebrated in cracked glass portrait
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The installation Vice President Kamala Harris Glass Ceiling Breaker is seen at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2021. Vice President Kamala Harris barrier-breaking career has been memorialized in a portrait depicting her face emerging from the cracks in a massive sheet of glass. Using a photo of Harris that taken by photographer Celeste Sloman, artist Simon Berger lightly hammered on the slab of laminated glass to create the portrait of Harris. The Washington Monument is seen in the distance and the Lincoln Memorial is reflected. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Glass Portrait of Vice President Kamala Harris at Lincoln Memorial Celebrates Her Shattering of Historic Glass Ceiling
Presented by the National Women s History Museum and Chief, the powerful art exhibit created from broken glass uniquely embodies Harris achievement, signals a new chapter for women and will be unveiled at the Lincoln Memorial on Feb. 4th.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A dramatic glass portrait honoring Vice President Kamala Harris will be unveiled in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Feb. 4th, celebrating Harris as America s first woman vice president. The exhibit, which will be on display through Feb. 6th, commemorates this seminal achievement for women in America and celebrates an incredible woman leader with many firsts to her name – including the first woman vice president, first Black vice president, first South Asian vice president and first vice president to graduate from a Historically B