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Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Artist from NJ whose works depict Black culture opening solo exhibit at SoHo gallery

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Tyler Ballon, a young artist from Jersey City, New Jersey who paints powerful works depicting Black culture is about to open his first so...
Saturday, September 25, 2021

National Cathedral Names Artist, Kerry James Marshall To Replace Confederate Windows With Racial Justice Imagery

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Washington National Cathedral announced that it will replace its former stained-glass windows featuring Confederate iconography, removed...
Saturday, June 05, 2021

Kymberly Pinder becomes the First African-American Woman to Lead the Yale School of Art

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Kymberly Pinder has been named dean of the Yale School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut, one of the country’s top M.F.A. programmes. In th...
Sunday, April 18, 2021

The Art Institute of Chicago names Denise Gardner new board chair

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The Art Institute of Chicago on Tuesday elected Chicago philanthropist and art collector Denise Gardner as its next board chair, beginning...
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Smithsonian moves Michelle Obama portrait due to 'high volume of visitors'

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Michelle Obama was so popular she needed more space. The distinctive Amy Sherald painting of the former first lady, unveiled at the Sm...
Sunday, March 18, 2018

Smithsonian Appoints Curator and Archivist for African-American Art

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Erin J. Gilbert The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art has named two new appointees to positions related to African-American ...
Monday, February 12, 2018

Do you like the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama?

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The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery unveiled the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. Barack Obama's portrai...
Monday, October 16, 2017

National Portrait Gallery Announces Artists Commissioned to Paint Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama

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The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announced today that it has commissioned the museum’s official portraits of former Pres...
Sunday, March 20, 2016

Black artist, Norman Lewis and his work finally getting their due

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35 years after his death the work of Norman Lewis, an African American artist is enjoying a critical reappraisal after racism cost him t...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Maya Angelou's art collection sells for nearly $1.3 million

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The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou sold for nearly $1.3 million on Tuesday. A painted story...
Friday, September 04, 2015

Maya Angelou's art collection is headed to NY auction

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The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is heading to a New York City auction this month. Among...