Social Consciousness by Jacob Epstein
1954
Art Museum Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge)
39.966210,-75.181475
A grand sane towering seated mother Chair’d in the adamant of Time.
Sir Jacob Epstein KBE (10 November 1880 ? 19 August 1959) was an American-born British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British citizen in 1911. He often produced controversial works which challenged taboos on what was appropriate subject matter for public artworks. He also made paintings and drawings, and often exhibited his work.
Why?
Social consciousness is an individual or collective awareness of the social, political, and economic issues affecting a community. It involves recognizing how personal and organizational actions impact others, feeling empathy for inequalities, and holding a sense of responsibility to promote the greater good and drive positive change. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Core Elements
- Awareness: Recognizing systemic problems like poverty, discrimination, and environmental degradation.
- Empathy: Understanding and relating to the lived experiences and hardships of different groups.
- Responsibility: A felt duty to contribute to solutions rather than ignore or worsen problems
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