The personal and cultural rebellion that the figure embodied was impossible, even in embryonic form, to an African-American of Johnson's time and place.

The Case of Lester Collins With thousands of New Yorkers diverted from the rolls, no single figure embodies their fates.

And again, as in the artist-in-the-madding-crowd videos, the centered figure embodies an inspirational equanimity of spirit in the face of what must lead, after all, to death.

Two untitled figures, part human, part bird, by Mary-Beth Gregg embody the contrast of innocence and experience.

The human figure embodied the spiritual in art for both Michelangelo and El Greco.

From the heroic to the erotic, Rodin's figures embody the depths and complexities of human drama, often on several levels at once.

If details of a face or body were present, they would stop the eye and the entire figure could not embody one emotion or movement.

The figures embody virtues, including Truth, Faith, Justice, Love and Charity.

These figures embody souls riding a boat for the dead while seafaring towards their sanctuary in the afterlife.

When, slowly, the door next to Laura Belle's stage inched open and Miss Caven emerged into the spotlight, her figure embodied the complexities already demonstrated in her voice.