Obituary

Delacroix's bare-breasted Liberty leading the charge became the image of every righteous cause and every group-chat call to action. She died when 'we ride at dawn' stopped meaning anything, and everyone overslept.

Portrait: Eugène Delacroix · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2015

Died

2020

Cause of death

Marched into every rally

Last sighting

A protest poster, 2020

Resting place

Section H, Row 3

Category

art