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Painting of a Black woman in a bright yellow dress seated in a blue chair against a red wall

Two Days with Dindga McCannon

In a series of recordings, mixed-media artist Dindga McCannon talks about life, work, and naming her plants

IN THE WORLD
Left: Stars and Stripes, 1992, by Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020) (Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University: Gift of Sylvan Cole, Jr., Class of 1939, 2001.022) © Emma Amos; Courtesy RYAN LEE Gallery, New York. Right: Three Flags, 1958, by Jasper Johns (American, born 1930) (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Gilman Foundation, Inc., The Lauder Foundation, A. Alfred Taubman, Laura-Lee Whittier Woods, Howard Lipman, and Ed Downe in honor of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary 80.32) © 2021 Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The Divergent Careers of Emma Amos and Jasper Johns

Two American artists with biographies and themes in common. One has been a household name for over fifty years—the other is only now getting the recognition she deserves.

EXHIBITIONS

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