CCH Pounder’s portrait collection is part of the African American Museum’s ongoing exhibit
A massive oil painting featuring two of Congolese artist Sisqo Ndombe’s haunting “cracked people” welcomes visitors to the ...
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10 Oregon Black pioneers brought to life in exhibit at Bush Barn
And until now, their faces were recognizable only in grainy black-and-white photographs. Davis based all but one of the portraits on those historic images. For that one, he used an image of the ...
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
Who was Edward Bannister: One Of The Best Canadian Painters You’ve Never Heard About
In the quiet corners of art history, where narratives often fade into obscurity, one name is finally reclaiming its rightful ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
I served as the lead historian and researcher for an exhibition where three of these portraits ... Making Black Freedom in the World,” at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American ...