{"id":13477,"date":"2020-09-12T10:43:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T14:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=13477"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:09:46","slug":"protest-portraits-exhibit-september-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/protest-portraits-exhibit-september-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest Portraits Exhibit &#8211; September Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In early August, we installed Protest Portraits exhibit for the first time on the Plymouth, NH town common.  This was where the protests had been held.  During the opening reception for that installation, Carolyn Lawson had a conversation with NH State Representative Joyce Weston.  It was suggested that many people would like to see this exhibit at the State House in Concord, NH.  Joyce and I thought it was a good idea.  The next day Joyce went to work, presenting it to State House officials.  After more than a month of communication, we finally received the permit to display the exhibit right in front of the State House steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0051-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Installing the Protest Portraits exhibit in front of the New Hampshire State House steps\" class=\"wp-image-13479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0051-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0051-720x480.jpg 720w, 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https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0051.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052-1024x497.jpg\" alt=\"Installing the Protest Portraits exhibit in front of the NH State House in Concord, NH\" class=\"wp-image-13480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052-720x349.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052-120x58.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052-1536x745.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052-100x48.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Installing-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0052.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A small group of Black Lives Matter protesters came around the corner while we were installing the exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protesters-with-Protest-Portraits-on-the-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0053-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"A small group of BLM protesters at the Protest Portraits exhibit in Concord, NH\" 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\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-view-from-side-lawn_0057-1-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"The Protest Portraits outdoor art installation, in front of the New Hampshire state capitol building in Concord, NH\" class=\"wp-image-13483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-view-from-side-lawn_0057-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-view-from-side-lawn_0057-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-view-from-side-lawn_0057-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-view-from-main-walk_0056-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"The Protest Portraits exhibit in front of the New Hampshire state capitol building in Concord, NH\" class=\"wp-image-13482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-view-from-main-walk_0056-720x480.jpg 720w, 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allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Concord Monitor ran a front page story about the exhibit.  You can read the article here: https:\/\/www.concordmonitor.com\/Painting-a-picture-in-more-ways-than-one-36068440<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055-720x472.jpg\" alt=\"The Concord Monitor front page article about Protest Portraits\" class=\"wp-image-13486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055-720x472.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055-1536x1007.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-Concord-Monitor-front-page_0055.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibit had been up for four days when were asked to move it.  Former New Hampshire Governor Stephen Merrill died on September 5.  We were asked to make room for a short-notice memorial service in front of the State House steps in his honor.  We assembled a Concord-area team that met in the evening.  Law enforcement working with the State House helped revise the positioning to allow for a big tent near the steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"The second placement of the Protest Portraits exhibit at the NH State House in Concord\" class=\"wp-image-13484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-Portraits-art-installation-at-NH-State-House-plaza-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell_0054.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see the exhibit at the NH State House through Sunday, September 13 at noon.  It will be installed next at The Holderness School from September 14-22.  From September 24 &#8211; October 3, it will be at Plymouth State University.  Several other institutions have expressed interest in the exhibit following those dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State House installation \/ mid-exhibit move:  Many thanks to Joyce Weston, Carolyn Lawson, Matt Kizer, Kree Woolley, Sydney Maville, Whitney Smith, Sharleigh Thomson, and Concord Police Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early August, we installed Protest Portraits exhibit for the first time on the Plymouth, NH town common. This was where the protests had been held. During the opening reception for that installation, Carolyn Lawson had a conversation with NH State Representative Joyce Weston. It was suggested that many people would like to see this<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-more blog-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/protest-portraits-exhibit-september-updates\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[52,28,55,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibits","category-projects","category-protest-portraits","category-published"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13477"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21404,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13477\/revisions\/21404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}