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See historic bronzes displayed in MFA’s prized — and now doomed — Benin Kingdom Gallery
The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...
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5 African artworks that left a global mark
Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon exemplifies the influence of African masks on Cubism. Influenced by traditional ...
In an extraordinary move, MFA to return prized African art to wealthy donor and close gallery
The museum had sought to transfer ownership of 30 historic bronzes, originally plundered in a bloody colonial raid, to the ...
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Bronze Du Bois sculpture to be unveiled in Great Barrington in July
A seated bronze sculpture of Du Bois, made by Richard Blake ... Born and educated in Great Barrington, Du Bois went on to become a scholar in sociology and in the African American experience. He ...
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New Harriet Tubman sculpture in St. Petersburg inspires young storytellers
gathered at The Woodson African American Museum of Florida for an intimate and inspiring session with Emmy Award-winning sculptor Wesley Wofford. His towering bronze statue, Harriet Tubman – The ...