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Preferred Citation

Sage Futrell papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Sage Futrell, Class of 2026.

Content Description

This collection contains an award speech, and one mixed media artwork titled "Janus." The work was created by Sage Futrell (they/she) in 2023. The proposal for "Janus" was among three artworks to received the first Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program (GSWS) Creative Arts Award. On March 7th, 2023, the three artists presented their finished works along with award speeches.

In their award speech, Futrell stated that "I've included many faces and voices of the past on the left side of my collage..." "Many of the items featured on the right side of the collage are artifacts of my recent epiphanies: my first pride flag, clothes I wore as I shifted my gender expression, the first poems I wrote about my dysphoria. The green and white notes include more detailed annotations of these elements." And that "I want the message of 'Janus' to be clear: queer people, and the very concept of queerness as a form of human variation, have always been around; and are here to stay. Learning about the past allows us to better recognize the ebb and flow of acceptance and oppression within our political atmosphere."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Art
• College of William and Mary--History--21st century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary--Students--Social life and customs
• College of William and Mary--Women's Studies Program
• Gender expression
• Gender identity
• Gender identity in art
• Gender nonconformity
• Gender-nonconforming people
• Homosexuality and art
• Multimedia (Art)
• Multimedia (Art) -- Awards