so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...
an enslaved African who died a free man at a very old age, comes from the diary of the man who painted his striking portrait. Charles William Peale was an American portrait painter who established ...
The "Four Ways of Being" portraits invite museum visitors to explore the complex ways our histories shape our understanding.
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Next year, the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art will feature exhibits focusing on the Hispanic community in Mississippi, African-American artists from the Magnolia State and ...
Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary African-American painter known for his distinctive portraits ... portraits of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in ...
He contacted the museum, and they confirmed that portraits of African American sitters from 1841 in Philadelphia were a significant find. But the paintings are just one part of this family’s rich ...