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Culture Type | The Month in Black Art: Here's What Happened in July 2025

Culture Type | The Month in Black Art: Here’s What Happened in July 2025

Artist Raymond Saunders has died, Next Ford Foundation President announced, Prospect New Orleans paused, Amy Sherald canceled Smithsonian exhibition   MAGAZINES | July/August: Works by self-taught Alabama artist Bill Traylor (circa 1853-1949) grace the latest cover of The Magazine Antiques. The image captures an installation of eight drawings by Traylor in the New York apartment...
Estate of Harry Belafonte Headed to Auction at Julien's in Los Angeles, Lots Include Art, Awards, and Civil Rights Ephemera

Estate of Harry Belafonte Headed to Auction at Julien’s in Los Angeles, Lots Include Art, Awards, and Civil Rights Ephemera

Lot 2: MICHAEL ESCOFFERY, Portrait of Harry Belafonte, 2012 (acrylic on canvas). Signed by Escoffery. | Estimate $400-$600. SOLD for $585 fees included   CONCERT AND MOVIE POSTERS. Portraits of Harry Belafonte (1927-2023) by various artists. Signed “Belafonte at Carnegie Hall” album. Kennedy Center Honors award. Correspondence with President John F. Kennedy, President Bill Clinton,...