Hurrah!

Hurrah!. Walls for Women. , About the Project , In 1920, Tennessee became the 36th and final state to ratify the 19th Amendment. The state Senate had already approved the amendment, but a tie in the House would mean defeat. The vote was in a deadlock, and Rep. Harry T. Burn from nearby Niota wore a red rose, the sign of the anti-suffragists, in his lapel. After re-reading a note in his pocket he received that morning from his mother, Febb - "Hurrah and vote for Suffrage and don't keep them in doubt!" it said - Burn took a stand. He removed the rose and cast the tiebreaking vote to ratify the amendment, changing the course of history. , Jenny Ustick not only incorporated Miss Febb's portrait, but her actual handwriting, including an excerpt from page two of the letter, the postmark and the text from the envelope. Burn practiced law on the second floor of the Scruggs Building (now New Block) from 1927 to 1951. "If Harry T. Burn were still practicing law in downtown Sweetwater today, he would be able to see this beautiful work of art out his office window," Jessica Morgan, the city recorder for Sweetwater, says. "Our community is so proud to host this mural and so grateful this piece of our heritage is a bright beautiful reminder of why public art and history should go hand in hand.", Hurrah! is a part of the Walls for Women trail, which honors the women's suffrage movement with original works across Tennessee. Walls for Women continues the conversation that women deserve more equality across the board, not just in the arts. The women's suffrage movement was about so much more than just the right to vote; it was about considering women as equals in all facets of life. Please help us share the WallsForWomen mission. @emuralseverywhere, About the Artist , Jenny Roesel Ustick is an art professor with University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. She holds an MFA from the same program and a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Ustick has become one of the most prominent muralists in her region, completing more than ten projects with Art-Works and several independent projects that include commissions from the U.S. Soccer Federation and 21C Museum Hotel Cincinnati. Outside of Ohio, she has created murals in Tennessee, New Mexico, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, and Argentina, as well as served as an art fellow in Sicily. She first painted for DMA in McMinnville as part of the original Walls for Women cohort. , Ustick is also an interdisciplinary solo and collaborative studio artist with a practice based in drawing and painting and expansions into multimedia textile and time-based installations. Her solo and collaborative works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museum venues that include the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, the DaytonArt Institute, the Cincinnati Art Museum, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art and Redline Contemporary in Denver. She has participated in multiple international art fairs including ArtPrize in Michigan, Governors Island Art Fair in New York, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. @j_r_ustick