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Sculpture of Emmett Till's face in plaster

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

COLLECTION
Black and white lithograph of musicians playing an upright bass, trombone, & drum.

Black Joy is Mixed with Black Lament

Talking to Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart about the value of art and grief—and what doomscrolling is doing to our ability to make change.

EXHIBITIONS

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