Mary DeWitt has been shining light on women serving life sentences for many years. Her latest project Lifers On Tile aims to highlight 7 woman currently incarcerated. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING CHECK IT OUT! The portraits line the walls of a community garden.
Follow the link to Lifers on Tile
Mary also has a page on Juvenile Lifers which highlights our beloved AVIS!
The following is from the Eastern Penitentiary Website with link to an audio interview with Mary:
Artist Mary DeWitt began working with a group of life-sentenced women in
Pennsylvania's State Correctional Institution at Muncy in 1990. The
women were all sentenced between 1969 and 1974. Ms. DeWitt has returned
to this portrait series again and again, in formats including tile
murals, large canvases, and reverse glass paintings, as seen in this
installation. Each painting is accompanied by a recording of the woman's
voice.
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