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Clarence Lawson’s Prayer for Emmett Till
How the sculptor created an indelible memorial to a young man and a symbol of the fight for Civil Rights
The Hands of My Grandmothers
What is it like to encounter a work of great ceremonial value and personal meaning in a museum?
When the Purpose of Art Is to Transform
The director of Glencairn Museum on the enduring power and appeal of religious art
Being a Black Girl in a Digital World
Martine Syms’s installation Neural Swamp is an intriguing display of variations within millennial Black womanhood
Paul Cadmus’s Queer Vision of America
How a controversy around censorship launched the artist’s career—and fed a craze for limited-edition prints
Philly’s Destiny
Photographer James Izlar spotlights Boujee Mustard, a local artist with a keen eye and a deep love for her city
Why So Serious?
Tracing the lineage of Doris Caesar’s sculpture about mourning to the sorrowful sacred art of centuries past
Two Ways of Looking at Sean Scully
Museum guides share what inspires them about the artist’s tireless exploration of the possibilities of abstraction
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