Black History Month: New portrait of Rep. Calvin Smyre unveiled at Georgia State Capitol
Just a few feet from the doors of the Georgia House chamber, the well-deserved portrait of longtime Columbus Rep. Calvin ...
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 ...
10 Oregon Black pioneers brought to life in exhibit at Bush Barn
The Salem Art Association commissioned Portland-based artist Jeremy Okai Davis for the contemporary paintings.
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” ...
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Two new art installations at the Yale Divinity School honor the Black experience and neglected histories
These additions include the works of Yale-affiliated Black artists and a new portrait of Black theologian Alexander Crummell.
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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 ...