缅因州大宅通过新的艺术作品, 承认他们的剥削和家族的奴隶财富, 向与其创始人有联系的受奴役者致敬。 A Maine mansion honors enslaved people linked to its founders through a new artwork, acknowledging their exploitation and the family’s slave-based wealth.

缅因州波特兰市的维多利亚大厦通过新奥尔良艺术家卡尔·乔·威廉姆斯 （Carl Joe Williams） 的一件新艺术品承认其与奴隶制的历史联系，该艺术品受委托纪念至少 27 名与莫尔斯家族有联系的奴隶，他们从新奥尔良酒店的奴隶制中获利。 The Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine, is acknowledging its historical ties to slavery through a new artwork by New Orleans artist Carl Joe Williams, commissioned to honor at least 27 enslaved people linked to the Morse family, who profited from slavery in New Orleans hotels. 虽然这些人从未在缅因州居住过, 但自2021年以来, 这座豪宅的不情愿建筑工程计划(Architectors Institutes Institutes)利用有限记录和David Wilson的一张照片, 试图揭发他们的故事。 Though the individuals never lived in Maine, the mansion’s Unwilling Architects Initiative since 2021 has sought to uncover their stories, using limited records and a single photo of David Wilson. 由一笔3 000美元赠款资助的、由印地戈艺术联盟支助的绘画“为现今而建的基金会”,将永久展出,帮助博物馆把重点从装饰艺术转向其财富背后的人类成本。 The painting, “Foundation for the Present, Paid in the Past,” funded by a $3,000 grant and supported by Indigo Arts Alliance, will be permanently displayed, helping the museum shift focus from decorative art to the human cost behind its wealth.