Examine photography’s many roles in art, journalism, fashion, portraiture, and more during the dynamic evolution of the Black Arts Movement.Â
Pictured luminaries include Miles Davis, Mahalia Jackson, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Historians, food journalists, poets, chefs, and farmers riff on food-related works of art in our collection.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Table: Breaking Bread in Troubled Times A deeper look
In The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion , Lucas Cranach the Elder chose to portray a scene of religious redemption. The crucified Christ, silhouetted against a darkened and troubled sky, is at the point of death;
He became close friends with Luther — who lived in the Saxon town of Wittenberg
This painting approaches its subject obliquely. Although there is no official title on record, Lewis‘ widow reports that he called it Alabama .
In Alabama in 1963, Martin Luther King was jailed, "Bull" Connor turned dogs and
Glenn Ligon was born in the Bronx in 1960, attended the Walden School in New York on a scholarship, and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1982. He participated in the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program in 1985, known at that time for its language-based approach.
Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis to address the striking workers; the next
research and make a list of some quiet heroes/heroines from this century, for example, Martin
Ligaya Mishan, a food and travel writer for the New York Times, reflects on an image of a surreal restaurant setting.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Table: Breaking Bread in Troubled Times A deeper look
Through his surrealist woodcut, Cortor considers the relationship between humans and animals and tells the stories of Black bodies.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Table: Breaking Bread in Troubled Times A deeper look
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Table: Breaking Bread in Troubled Times A deeper look
This 19th-century dinner dress captured in the Index of American Design gives us a glimpse of how the wealthy dressed for dinner.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Table: Breaking Bread in Troubled Times A deeper look
