Sherald is an American painter who focuses on African American images and uses grisaille to illustrate skin tones. She is known for painting the official portrait ... made famous by Janis Joplin.

so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

For this weeks Sammy’s Southern Stops, Sammy heads over to the Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum to ...

Nearly 50 paintings by Amy Sherald ... of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and more, has ...

Today it is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer and improve their communities. National Museum of African American History and ...