Pease, Phyllis "Rebel Women" 2023 watercolor study for Kansas Capitol mural, signed in lower right, good ...

Pease, Phyllis "Rebel Women" 2023 watercolor study for Kansas Capitol mural, signed in lower right, good condition, unframed, image size: 30.5 x 71 inches. This watercolor is offered for auction as a fundraiser to pay for the Suffragist Memorial Mural.Phyllis Coon-Pease, Kansas artist, designer, and entrepreneur, attended Kansas State University earning a BFA majoring in Graphic Design. Worked for Willoughby Design, in Kansas City, as a designer and art director for 4 years. After starting a family, she began painting. The Pease family settled in Manhattan in 1997. Manhattan’s vibrant art community offered many ways to participate in gallery shows at Strecker-Nelson, events at the Manhattan Art Center and private pop up gallery exhibitions. Now she's primarily working in oil, focusing on figurative subject matter, landscapes, soft sculpture, and also venturing into abstract."As a proud Kansan, being able to work and thrive as a creative person and raise my children in Manhattan has been wonderful. I am incredibly honored and humbled to be working on the Suffragist Memorial project. As a native Kansan, I can't think of a better way to honor the history of my parents, family and state with this painting and the history of these incredible Kansas women."Thirteen suffragists are identified in the watercolor, a study for mural on the Kansas Capitol wall, first floor east of the rotunda.Key – Descriptions of depicted women in the first rendition of 'Rebel Women', from left to right, looking at the painting.

Far left are a group of Haudenosaunee Women with Susan B. Anthony (I included these women because the US constitution and the Suffragists were inspired by their form of governing.)

Seated at the desk is Lutie Lytle. (blue dress)

Standing next to desk in maroon dress is Susanna Salter, first woman mayor in the US, Argonia KS.

Carrie Nation in black was an advocate for women, even though we only hear about the temperance part of her campaign.

Annie Diggs in green dress

Woman and child holding Clarina Nichols hand represent the women she helped in Quindaro retrieve her abducted son from his father. Holding Clarina's right had is an escaped slave which represent all of the people Clarina helped free.

Lizzie Sheldon in blue dress- Wrote the bill that became law.

Minnie Evens of the Pottowatomie Nation- Lead the Pottowatomie Nation from 1933-1965

Mary Skubtiz, lead the protests against terrible mining conditions in the coal mines (Amazon Women)

The visual story ends with the new generation of young women with Christina Haswood in red and Kathleen Alonso advocating for Hispanic community in Liberal KS.

Down in the far right corner is Linda Brown, the child that was the school girl that became the center of the landmark US civil rights case Brown vs BOE. Was an equality in education advocate.

Condition: good
Dimensions: 36.5 x 72.5 in
Weight: 1.2 lb