National Gallery of Art: Acquisition - Dindga McCannon
February 16, 2023
February 16, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release:
Multimedia artist Dindga McCannon centers Black women in what she has termed "imaginative portraiture," vibrantly colored works often based on photographs of real people and historical figures, such as Hattie McDaniel, Bessie Smith, and other women who "refuse to take no for an answer, who push the limits of what's possible."
The National Gallery of Art has acq . . .
Multimedia artist Dindga McCannon centers Black women in what she has termed "imaginative portraiture," vibrantly colored works often based on photographs of real people and historical figures, such as Hattie McDaniel, Bessie Smith, and other women who "refuse to take no for an answer, who push the limits of what's possible."
The National Gallery of Art has acq . . .