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Latest News in Black Art: Major Artist Prize Goes to Sable Elyse Smith, New Chief Learning Officer at Cleveland Museum of Art, Kehinde Wiley Denied Sexual Assault Accusation & More
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Latest News in Black Art: Major Artist Prize Goes to Sable Elyse Smith, New Chief Learning Officer at Cleveland Museum of Art, Kehinde Wiley Denied Sexual Assault Accusation & More

by Victoria L. Valentine on May 27, 2024 • No Comments
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Sable Elyse Smith. | Photo by Tommy Kha   AWARDS & HONORS 2026 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize Winner Sable Elyse Smith (b. 1986), above, is the latest artist recognized with the Suzanne Deal...
In Memoriam: Artists, Curators, and Friends Reflect on Life and Work of Master Printer Lou Stovall: An 'Outstanding Fine Artist' and 'Heartbeat of Washington, D.C., Art Scene'
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In Memoriam: Artists, Curators, and Friends Reflect on Life and Work of Master Printer Lou Stovall: An ‘Outstanding Fine Artist’ and ‘Heartbeat of Washington, D.C., Art Scene’

by Victoria L. Valentine on Apr 7, 2023 • 4 Comments
Lou Stovall (1937-2023) at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., 2018. | Copyright © 2018 Freed Photography Inc., All Rights Reserved   LOU STOVALL (1937-2023) PUT WASHINGTON, D.C., on the printmaking map. In 1968, he established Workshop Inc., a silkscreen studio designed to “reach new audiences, connect with political movements, and create opportunities for a...

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