*I Will Not Bend an Inch*, the first museum exhibition devoted to the Afro-Indigenous sculptor Nancy Elizabeth Prophet. The show brought together rare works, archival photographs, and excerpts from her Paris diary to trace the persistence of an artist who worked against deep structural barriers. Prophet’s hardwood portrait heads, marble carvings, and works on paper revealed a practice marked by precision, restraint, and resolve. For the type, the system used Facade, the Museum’s typeface. The title treatment introduced deco-glyphs and a compact arrangement of her name—liberal ligatures, tightened forms—while keeping the whole mark clear and readable. Prophet’s series of busts formed the central focus of the exhibition, shown on an in-house designed and crafted table. The plexi bonnets were all set at the same height, while the busts inside sat on short risers, introducing a subtle variation that broke the uniformity and allowed each sculpture to hold its own space.
Year: 2025
Clients: Brooklyn Museum
Category: Exhibition