Jan WADE, Wade in the Water, 2018/19

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Acrylic, wood, found objects and clay vessel

64 x 28 x 28 cm
25'' x 11'' x 11''

This memory jug is a reference to both Wade’s own name as well as the lyrics to the African American jubilee song, Wade in the Water. This was one of...

This memory jug is a reference to both Wade’s own name as well as the lyrics to the African American jubilee song,
Wade in the Water. This was one of the songs associated with the Underground Railroad—a network of secret routes
and safe houses used by slaves in the United States to find freedom. It is believed that Harriet Tubman, who made
thirteen trips to the South and helped free more than 70 people, used this song to warn slaves to get off the trail and
into the water to prevent dogs—used by the slavers—from finding them.

Exhibitions

Jan Wade: COLORED ENTRANCE, Richard Saltoun Gallery New York, 2024

"The Chorus is Speaking”: Experiencing Identities of Blackness in Canada. Campbell River Art Gallery, 2022

Jan Wade: Soul Power. Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2021 – 2022

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Jan Wade: COLORED ENTRANCE

Richard Saltoun Gallery| LONDON

RICHARD SALTOUN GALLERY| ROME

RICHARD SALTOUN GALLERY| NEW YORK

Opening Hours | LONDON

OPENING HOURS | Rome

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Jan WADE Canadian , b. 1952

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