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2 portraits of young men face off — and show a story about race in the history of art

Thomas Gainsborough's 18th century painting Blue Boy inspired 21st century painter Kehinde Wiley, and they're being shown across from each other... 2 portraits of young men face off — and show a story ...
Brandeis University

Face to Face: Portraits of Self and Others

Face to Face: Portraits of Self and Others presents a stunning array of photographic portraits primarily drawn from the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition highlights the versatility of ...
Hyperallergic

Beyond the Portrait's Blank Stare

Artist Cathy Busby installing "About Face" in the refectory at Union Theological Seminary (all images courtesy the artist) In the recess of Union Theological Seminary is the school’s grand dining room ...
Forbes

Facial Reconstruction Suggests That Some Egyptian Mummy Portraits Were Painted After Death

Some mummies were wrapped with a portrait covering their face. Historians mostly agree that each portrait represented that particular person, but the logistics behind the practice raises some ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

2 portraits of young men face off — and show a story about race in the history of art

There's a face-off at the Huntington Museum of Art near Los Angeles. The contenders are Thomas Gainsborough's 18th-century painting Blue Boy and Kehinde Wiley's very 21st-century Portrait of a Young ...