Symbolism

Steve Prince, visiting artist at the university, discusses the imagery incorporated into the mural Lemonade, which commemorates the history of African-Americans at William & Mary.

Meaning behind the Artwork

The mural Lemonade: A Picture of America consists of three elements: painting, woodcuts, and bronze masks.

Explaining the meaning behind the artwork, Prince said,

"We have the masks of the three women and the combined masks of the participants to represent that unity is much greater than the individual. Paintings of images that tell stories of the past, stories of the imagined future, stories of what took place on the day when three women entered William & Mary. The last part is the three women carved out of wood coming at you like mighty soldiers, saying 'We are here.'"