<div><p>Marryam Moma’s public art project, <i>ICONoclasts</i>, is full of rich detail alluding to the lives of her subjects. Here’s the key to reading the images.</p><p><b>::</b></p><p>Marryam Moma’s <i>ICONoclasts</i> portrays six of Atlanta’s most influential Black figures, gracing the windows of Herndon Plaza in the city’s historic Sweet Auburn district. The figures are: photographer Sue Ross; community activist Mtamanika Youngblood; “mayor” of Sweet Auburn John Wesley Dobbs; activist and documentarian Dr. Doris Derby; educator and historian Ricci de Forest; and poet and cultural worker Alice Lovelace.</p><p>Moma’s collage portaits are richly layered with symbols and historical references pertaining to the lives of her subjects. Here, in Moma’s words are what some of the symbols mean and why they matter.</p><p>ICONoclasts is a collaboration of the Historic District Development Corporation and Dashboard and will be on view until December 31. Antonio Darden executed the project’s fabrication and typography.</p><h2>The Eye: Sue Ross</h2><h2>The Groundbreaker: Mtamanika Youngblood</h2><h2>The Mayor of Auburn Avenue: John Wesley Dobbs</h2><h2>The Audacious Dr. Derby: Dr. Doris Derby</h2><h2>Ricci International: Ricci de Forest</h2><h2>The Wordsmith II: Alice Lovelace</h2></div>

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Marryam Moma’s public art project, ICONoclasts, is full of rich detail alluding to the lives of her subjects. Here’s the key to reading the images. Marryam Moma’s ICONoclasts portrays six of Atlanta’s most influential Black figures, gracing the windows of Herndon Plaza in the city’s historic Sweet Auburn district. The figures are: photographer Sue Ross; community activist Mtamanika Youngblood; “mayor” of Sweet Auburn John Wesley Dobbs; activist and documentarian Dr. Doris Derby; educator and historian Ricci de Forest; and poet and cultural worker Alice Lovelace.