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Capability was never the question—exclusion was.
In 1943, over a thousand women earned their wings through the WASP program. Yet Black aviators like Janet Harmon Bragg and Mildred Hemmons Carter—fully licensed and ready—were turned away simply because of who they were.
Ken Shep’s Aviatrix forces us to confront the silences in our history and honor the wings that were denied their place in the sky. History is only lost when we stop telling it.
📍 Aviatrix by Ken Shep is on display now at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA.
#Aviatrix #BlackHistory #WomenInAviation #ArtAndLegacy #artdealers
In 1943, over a thousand women earned their wings through the WASP program. Yet Black aviators like Janet Harmon Bragg and Mildred Hemmons Carter—fully licensed and ready—were turned away simply because of who they were.
Ken Shep’s Aviatrix forces us to confront the silences in our history and honor the wings that were denied their place in the sky. History is only lost when we stop telling it.
📍 Aviatrix by Ken Shep is on display now at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA.
#Aviatrix #BlackHistory #WomenInAviation #ArtAndLegacy #artdealers
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