The Mirror Casket project is a sculpture, performance, and visual call to action designed and orchestrated by a collaborative of St. Louis community artists in response to the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, MO.

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  1. (Wendel A. White / Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture)
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    (Wendel A. White / Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture)


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  1. “Shout out to cool people doing cool things - this is from the hard copy of the September issue of Smithsonian Magazine. The Mirror Casket in a 2 page spread - in an article by Angela Y Davis. Go Artivists!”

    via Richard Reilly on Facebook

    “Shout out to cool people doing cool things - this is from the hard copy of the September issue of Smithsonian Magazine. The Mirror Casket in a 2 page spread - in an article by Angela Y Davis. Go Artivists!”

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  1. “The Mirror Casket was created by Saint Louis Artivists during the#Ferguson Uprising. It was carried and displayed in many protests and actions. It is now in the Smithsonian. #Protest#MirrorCasket #Smithsonian #ProtestArt”

    via @sfhouldsworth on Instagram

    “The Mirror Casket was created by Saint Louis Artivists during the#Ferguson Uprising. It was carried and displayed in many protests and actions. It is now in the Smithsonian. #Protest#MirrorCasket #Smithsonian #ProtestArt

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  1. The Mirror Casket is captured during moments at the With, Not For group exhibition at the Regional Arts Commission in St. Louis, MO

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  1. The Mirror Casket rests beside a Chalked Unarmed artwork at the Regional Arts Commission in St. Louis, MO.

    The Mirror Casket rests beside a Chalked Unarmed artwork at the Regional Arts Commission in St. Louis, MO. 

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  1. The Mirror Casket featured during a Llanto de Los Muertos remembrance ceremony for Michael Brown in Ferguson.

    The Mirror Casket featured during a Llanto de Los Muertos remembrance ceremony for Michael Brown in Ferguson. 

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  1. Men hold The Mirror Casket as pall bearers during a direct action in downtown St. Louis, MO.
Photo credit: Tremaine Lee

    Men hold The Mirror Casket as pall bearers during a direct action in downtown St. Louis, MO. 

    Photo credit: Tremaine Lee

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  1. Photo via Marcis Curtis on Facebook.

    Photo via Marcis Curtis on Facebook.

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  1. Photo credit: Robert Cohen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Photo credit: Robert Cohen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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  1. Photo credit: Lawrence Bryant, St. Louis American

    Photo credit: Lawrence Bryant, St. Louis American

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  1. The Mirror Casket rests in a convention hall during the Amnesty International midwest conference.

    The Mirror Casket rests in a convention hall during the Amnesty International midwest conference.

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  1. Members of The Mirror Casket team carry and install the artwork in the With, Not For exhibition in St. Louis, MO. 

    Photo credit: De Nichols

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  1. Men carry The Mirror Casket up the stairs of Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis, MO.
Photo credit: Stephen Houldsworth

    Men carry The Mirror Casket up the stairs of Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis, MO. 

    Photo credit: Stephen Houldsworth

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  1. Men join Derek Laney to carry The Mirror Casket to the St. Louis Police Headquarters.
Photo credit: Shadi Rahimi

    Men join Derek Laney to carry The Mirror Casket to the St. Louis Police Headquarters. 

    Photo credit: Shadi Rahimi

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