Tag: Richard
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Remembering Richard Gorman, Seyni Awa Camara, and Björn Roth
In Memoriam This week, we honor an Irish colorist, a Senegalese sculptor, and the steward of a family art dynasty, as well as two Florida Highwaymen. Richard Gorman with his work (undated) (photo courtesy Kerlin Gallery) In Memoriamis published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Richard Gorman (1946–2026)Irish read more
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How Richard Wright Shaped John Wilson’s Protest Art
With 1940’s explosive Native Son, the novelist Richard Wright lit a fire in American literature, the embers of which still glow today. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, he inspired many, including a young John Wilson, born in 1922 to Guyanese immigrants in the working-class neighborhood of Roxbury, Massachusetts. Wright, who read more
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