Kindred Spirits Sculpture is a photograph by John Hurley which was uploaded on April 21st, 2019.
Kindred Spirits Sculpture
Kindred Spirits commemorates the 1847 donation by the Native American Choctaw People to Irish famine relief during the Great Hunger, despite the... more
by John Hurley
Title
Kindred Spirits Sculpture
Artist
John Hurley
Medium
Photograph - Prints
Description
Kindred Spirits commemorates the 1847 donation by the Native American Choctaw People to Irish famine relief during the Great Hunger, despite the Choctaw themselves living in hardship and poverty and having recently endured the Trail of Tears. While records of the exact amount of the donation vary, the figure usually given is US$170 (about $4,600 in 2018 dollars, though some methods indicate it could have been as high as $20,000 in 2015 dollars.
Uploaded
April 21st, 2019
