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![Design embroidered on cloth, with the alphabet repeated in four different fonts and a verse underneath, completed at the bottom with the maker's name, age, and location.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/L2015-41-67v3_1.jpg.webp?itok=MKEYmNpk)
Object Story: Mary Craig Hamlen's Sampler
A needlework sampler from 1802 by Mary Craig Hamlen, age 9.
![A green painted high back Windsor writing arm chair with a wooden paddle surface attached to the left arm of the chair as a writing surface; possibly by Ebenezer Tracy, Sr., Lisbon Township, New London County, Connecticut.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/35789.jpeg.webp?itok=bh2hkOij)
Object Story: High-back Windsor Armchair with Writing Arm
A popular and well-known style of chair in early American life.
Climbing the Ladder of Success through Education
In America, there is a strong belief in the value of education as way to help individuals advance in society.
A Seat at the Table
In the earliest days of the American colonies, it was common for a household to own only one chair, and use of the chair was reserved for the man of the house while women and c
Overview: Prosperity for All?
America was founded on the principles of equality, freedom, liberty, and respect for individual rights. But these ideals have not always applied to everyone, and many Americans have fought since the founding of this country to broaden those values so that they apply to all Americans.
The Common Good
Americans are known for their commitment to individual freedom: freedom to make their own choices, freedom to speak their mind, and freedom to come and go as they please.
![Litografía de una mujer negra que lleva un pañuelo con la palabra LIBERACIÓN mientras llamas brillantes salen disparadas de él sobre un fondo azul oscuro y morado.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2023-10/BetyeSaar_Blow%20Top%20Blues%20The%20Fire%20Next%20Time_Autry_0.jpg.webp?itok=WfiAnIdF)
Actividad: Arte y activismo
Crea tu propia obra de arte inspirada en la obra de Betye Saar, Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time (Blues de soplado superior: El fuego la próxima vez).
![Lithograph of a black woman wearing a bandana featuring the word LIBERATION as bright flames shoot out of it on a dark blue and purple background.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2023-10/BetyeSaar_Blow%20Top%20Blues%20The%20Fire%20Next%20Time_Autry.jpg.webp?itok=xPQccdQY)
Activity: Art and Activism
Make your own work of art inspired by Betye Saar's work, Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time.
![Obra de arte en técnica mixta que incluye una tabla de planchar antigua con un barco de esclavos representado en ella. Encima hay una plancha antigua, encadenada a la tabla de planchar. Detrás cuelga una sábana blanca sujeta por pinzas de madera y cuerda.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2023-10/BetyeSaar_I%27ll%20Bend%20But%20I%20Will%20Not%20Break__LACMA_0.jpg.webp?itok=QawQbtam)
Actividad: Confrontando el racismo
Crea tu propia obra de arte inspirada en la obra de Betye Saar, I'll Bend But I Will Not Break (Me doblaré pero no me romperé).
![Mixed media artwork including a vintage ironing board with a slave ship depicted on it. An old-fashioned flat iron is on top of it, chained to the ironing board. A white bedsheet hangs behind it all held by wood clothespins and rope.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2023-10/BetyeSaar_I%27ll%20Bend%20But%20I%20Will%20Not%20Break__LACMA.jpg.webp?itok=o0HpHVQ-)
Activity: Confronting Racism
Make your own piece of art inspired by Betye Saar's work, I’ll Bend But I Will Not Break.