Americans Who Tell The Truth exhibit interactive | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Cornell College of Human Ecology

Welcome to the Americans Who Tell the Truth virtual learning and reflection experience, a representation of 17 portraits shared by artist Robert Shetterly and exhibited in the MVR Gallery through Nov. 30, 2021.

The exhibit includes portraits of well-known and lesser-known individuals who courageously addressed issues of social, environmental and economic fairness.

Learn more about the truth tellers displayed in the MVR Gallery below.

Click on or tap the portrait subject's name below to learn more about them and the painting. (All images provided by the artist, Robert Shetterly.)

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Paintings of Michelle Alexander (left) and Ella Baker (right)

Michelle Alexander (left) and Ella Baker (right)

Paintings of Smedley Butler and Cesar Chavez

Major General Smedley Butler (left) and Cesar Chavez (right)

Paintings of Shirley Chisholm (left) and Rachel Corrie (right)

Shirley Chisholm (left) and Rachel Corrie (right)

Paintings of Dorothy Day (left) and Eugene Debs (right)

Dorothy Day (left) and Eugene Debs (right)

Paintings of Frederick Douglass and Daniel Hale

Frederick Douglass (left) and Daniel Hale (right)

Paintings of Harry Hay and Mother Jones

Harry Hay (left) and Mother Jones (right)

Paintings of John Lewis (left) and Oren Lyons (right)

John Lewis (left) and Oren Lyons (right)

Paintings of Paul Robeson and Ann Wright

Paul Robeson (left) and Ann Wright (right)

Painting of Lily Yeh

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