[Pilgrim's Progress]

>>>Wiley and Sherald are the first two African-American artists to ever be commissioned to paint presidential portraits for the museum.<<<

And very likely the last . . .

[generally]

Affirmative Action in action.

... and this is why we can’t have nice things.

[Lopeover]

I visited Wiley’s web page. His paintings of Black people get lost in the overwhelming color and too busy backgrounds. Wonder what Sigmond Freud would say?

Environment is to blame?

[duckworth]

The first question on the painters’ application form was “race?” The second was “african or island?”

[duckworth]

The first question on the painters’ application form was “race?” The second was “african or island?”