"Perseverance of Dignity" mixed media - wood, fabric, and acrylic paint  | 28" x 16" x 78"  |  Daniel Wend This sculpture is a memorial to the victims of human trafficking and slavery. We are daily witnesses to the cruelty and exploitation our species is capable of inflicting upon our own kind, and slavery is a historic dehumanization that our own nation deemed worth fighting the Civil War over. Human trafficking and slavery continues around the globe to this day, and represents a callous and contemptuous view of humanity and free societies - Where people are used like machines to enhance the fortunes of the powerbrokers and exploiters.   |   artwork available - Studio viewing by appointment                                       gallery and commission inquiries welcome   © 2020 Daniel Wend. All material on this site is protected under United States and international copyright laws and is the sole property of Daniel Wend and Wend Images. All other uses of these images are strictly prohibited unless otherwise authorized by Daniel Wend / Wend Images. See rights and limitations