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Vivian Browne, Bini Apron, 1973.

Vivian Browne: My Kind of Protest

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Vivian Browne, For You, 1974, Oil on canvas, 46 3/4 x 50 3/4 in., Courtesy of Adobe Krow Archives, Los Angeles, and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York. © Vivian Browne; Text overlay reads 'She Didn't Want To Be Boxed In. So She Painted Out, Angelica Hankins, The Washington Post.'
A jambon-beurre sandwich on a baguette and a latte sit on a café table. Overlaid text reads: “The 5 Best Museum Cafés in D.C. – Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post.”
An image of Essex Hemphill speaking into a microphone on stage with text overlay that reads "A Living Archive: Curator Camille Brown and Photographer Clifford Prince King on Essex Hemphill's Legacy / Lia Latty / Black Is Magazine"
Joyce Wellman, Someone Different, 1989, Oil paint stick on paper drawing, 50 x 38 in., Courtesy of the artist. Text overlay reads 'The D.C. poet whose 'brazen' work inspired generations of artists, Angelica Hankins, The Washington Post'
Installation image of an art gallery with text overlay that reads 'Essex Hemphill's poetic impact on the visual arts is celebrating in moving 'Take Care of Your Blessings' exhibition, Kyle Jackson, Queerty
Image of an African American man sitting in a chair, smoking a cigarette. Text overlay reads "Essex Hemphill and the Washington DC That Was, Ian Bourland, FRIEZE"
Art Nouveau poster of a woman with text overlay that reads 'Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line' Review: Free-Flowing Style at The Phillips Collection, Lance Esplund, The Wall Street Journal
Alphonse Mucha, “Zodiac,” 1896. Color lithograph. (Collection of the Mucha Trust) with text overlay that reads "The Turbulent Beauty of Art Nouveau is Still All Over Culture, Angelica Hankins, The Washington Post'
Man and woman looking at a red and orange painting with text overlay that reads 'Explore the Not-So-Hidden Gems from DC's The Phillips Collection, Robert Aubry Davis, WETA'
Black and white pencil caricature drawing with text overlay that reads 'William Gropper: Artist of the People, Margot Yale, The Brooklyn Rail.'
Photography of a blue sky and white clouds. A blue sea with three small boats. Text overlay reads "A Window into Joel Meyerowitz | The Phillips Collection, Fiona Perkocha, Musee Magazine'
An art gallery with multicolored collage hang on the wall. Text overlay reads "A Major Survey of Black Collage Art Proves That Print Isn't Dead, Alex Greenberger, ARTNEWS"
Photo of a woman holding and pointing at a picture to a group of children. Text overlay reads 'Meet the Docents: How to Introduce 5th Graders to Complex Topics in Fine Art, Elliot Williams, WAMU'
Painting of a nude woman reclining on a bed, next to a window overlooking a river. Text overlay reads 'Everything Changed for Matisse After He Painted This Nude, Sebastian Smee, The Washington Post."
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Drawing of a woman playing in the water with text overlay. Caption reads "'Interior Lives' at Phillips@THEARC Explores The Black Femme Experience During Women's Month" Andrew S. Jacobson The Washington Informer
Painting showing green trees and blue pool and sky with text overlaid reading: The Repetitive Power of Jennifer Bartlett, Master of the '80s Art World Kriston Capps The Washington Post
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