LOCAL ARTIST BRINGS ATTENTION
TO LOUISIANA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH SCULPTURE
“Exonerated” by Becky Gottsegen brings attention to the horrors of the criminal justice system while recognizing the men who have faced wrongful convictions.
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EXHIBITION SHOWCASING 23 MEN WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN LOUISIANA
Busts of 23 men are in an exhibit in the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. Their past was sculpted by the justice system, molded, and shaped to tell a story that was not theirs. Becky Gottsegen is a local artist who has spent the last three years sculpting 23 men who were wrongfully convicted and later found innocent with help from the Innocence Project New Orleans. The men are from Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, and East Baton Rouge Parish. Gottsegen wants to help them reshape their stories.
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ART EXHIBIT HONORS LOUISIANA MEN WRONGFULLY JAILED
An art exhibit on display in Baton Rouge is honoring the lives of Louisiana men who spent yearssometimes decadesbehind bars for crimes they didnt commit. But beyond honoring the wrongfully convicted, the exhibit is also raising questions about justice, accountability, and proposed legislation that could cut compensation for exonerees.
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NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC RADIO | LOUISIANA CONSIDERED
A new sculpture exhibit in Baton Rouge hopes to shed light on a glaring problem in Louisianas criminal justice system: wrongful convictions. The organization, The Innocence Project of New Orleans, is the driving force behind the new exhibit, Exonerated: Portraits of the Wrongfully Convicted. The installation features nearly two dozen life-sized busts depicting former prisoners. Producer Matt Bloom sat down with Baton Rouge sculptor Becky Gottsegen and one of the exhibits subjects, Raymond Flanks, who was wrongly convicted of murder as a 20 year old.
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Through meticulous craftsmanship and deep storytelling, Gottsegen brings visibility to those who have endured wrongful incarceration, capturing their resilience and humanity in stunning detail.
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NEW EXONERATED EXHIBIT DEPICTS FACES OF THE INNOCENT THROUGH SCULPTURE
The 23 men portrayed by Gottsegen served a total of 644 years for crimes they did not commit.
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FACING IT: BECKY GOTTSEGEN IS SCULPTING THE ART OF THE GIVING BACK
On a deep bronzish clay, the slender face, bold bulb of hair and thick, kindly creased smile make him look a little like Allen Toussaint. But this isnt a replica of a jazz music icon or a university founder or a governor, its the now-austere visage of Sullivan Walter, a man wrongfully convicted a lifetime ago and finally released from prison in August of 2022.
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Inside the sculpture exhibition recognizing Louisiana's wrongfully convicted.
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FACES OF FREEDOM: SCULPTURES HONOR EXONOREES EXPOSE LOUISIANA JUSTICE FLAWS