This week, as Black Lives Matter protests continue, Dr Nick Gordon looks at some of the work by African American artists that galleries have made available online.
2018: Amy Sherald’s Portrait of Michelle Obama and Kehinde Wiley’s Portrait of Barack Obama are unveiled at their destination. These are the first works by African American artists to grace the walls of the National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. Other galleries, however, have been much more...
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