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In the Silence and Minutia of the Birds
Fred Tomaselli, Woodpecker , 2009, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond gouache, acrylic, photo collage and epoxy resin on wood, 72" x 72" I love…
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The Calling of Henry O Tanner: A Religious Painter for America
Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Raising of Lazarus , Musee d'Orsay, Paris, 1896 Henry Ossawa Tanner, the most important African-American painter born in the 19t…
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On the Wings of Angels by Abbott Thayer
Abbot Handerson Thayer, Winged Figure , 1889, The Art Institute of Chicago It may be the dreamer in me who is so attracted to the winged paintings of Abbott Ha…
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Celebrating African-American Art and Life in the 20th century
Sam Gilliam, The Petition, 1990, mixed media Smithsonian American Art Museum's exhibition, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Era a…
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