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On this piece of Fields literature, Virginia stands amid a racially diverse tableau of citizens. At first glance, she looks

On this piece of Fields literature, Virginia stands amid a racially diverse tableau of citizens. At first glance, she looks like she’s leading a press conference.

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At second glance, though, it looks like there’s been some cutting and pasting involved in getting two asian faces into the picture.

“It doesn’t purport to be a particular event,” Fields consultant Joe Mercurio tells us, arguing that the images are actually part of a montage in which Fields appears twice. The art, he said, is meant to convey her inclusive stance.

(via Chris Brodeur)

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