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"We deserve these moments": Artist Amy Sherald on painting Black people in leisure and not resistance

Artist Amy Sherald discusses her work as a portraitist who paints African Americans in everyday settings and reflects on being a part of an influential group of Black American artists in the contemporary art world. Sherald received national acclaim f...

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