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@Georgia22006 his subjects just as they are. There isn't an element that convinces the viewer to see them any differently. It is like take them as they are or leave them.

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@Georgia22006 Barkley reminds me of Kehinde Wiley in this way. They both highlight the beauty and individuality of everyday black people, but Barkley does it in a simpler way. Wiley kind of dignifies his subjects and paints them in a style of European paintings but Barkley portrays

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The way that Njideka Akunyili Crosby uses paintings and collages to capture the viewer is incredible. Using both mediums portrays the two worlds that she lives in and embraces both her Nigerian and American cultures. #arth287

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This painting by Nina Chanel Abney "Taking My Flowers" reminds me of summer break because it represents how I feel as we wrap up the semester. I think the semester was very challenging, but I overcame a lot and am proud of myself! #TakingMyFLowers #arth287artoninsta

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Carrie Mae Weems, "Kitchen Table Series" highlights the mundane things that happen in the kitchen regarding the whole family unit, not just as a space that women occupy and domesticate. There's laughter, pain, love, excitement, and betrayal around the kitchen table. #arth287

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Wiley gives everyday black people dignity and paints them in a new light in his paintings. He does this in a way that preserves who they are (like painting them in their regular clothes) and does not make them conform to the "standard" of the person they are emulating. #arth287

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Ringgold deliberately uses blood in her painting to personify death and make the viewer uncomfortable. "It was going on then and it is going on now." Over 50 years later we are still fighting the same fight for equality. #arth287

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@Georgia22006 I really like this quote! The look of a person's face, or how they are posed, and even the colors used in paintings all point to the intentional choices the artist made to convey a deep feeling

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@Georgia22006 @cluvie_ I think it is interesting how all of the women have wings except for the figure in the center of the composition. She also has the least distinct facial features.

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@madisonbspeyer I think the caption and the title of this series are very interesting. It is a weird tension in seeing beauty yet know the history behind a place. It almost taints or stain the beauty we may see now

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@Georgia22006 I think that this is a good observation, the depiction of Mary Turner gives her power and agency to tell her own story while the fragmented pieces of the mob kind of silence the narrative they are pushing out.

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@Devanshimoyama painting reminds me of spring because greenery, flowers, and the way he captures water in this collage.
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@JordanCasteel Casteel’s painting reminds me of spring because of the many blooming pastel pink flowers. #ARTH287ArtonInsta

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It is interesting to see Archibald Motley's progression from portraits of his grandmother and himself into later his very different style of painting that played off of stereotypes. #ARTH287

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Nina Chanel uses abstract and ‘modern’ clothing to represent blackness. Blackness is kind of defined as whatever Black cultures says regardless of what other input may be. #ARTH287ArtonInsta

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Pecou uses this portrait to represent blackness as elegant and strong #ARTH287ArtonInsta

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Fuller crafted the Mary Turner sculpture as feminine, maternal, and gentle. This is contrary to how society portrayed her at this time as angry and violent. This gives Mary Turner agency to overcome the hate that’s being thrown at her. #arth287

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Manhood and freedom were tied to personal power." Horton #arth287

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For African-American men, the ability to support and protect their women became synonymous with manhood and manhood became synonymous with freedom. Often slaves demanding their freedom used the term 'manhood rights.'

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AfricCOBRA and Donald Jefferson “10 in Search of a Nation” empowers Black Americans and calls black people to unity through coolade colored artwork and highlights black life in America. #arth287