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VMFA: The Power of Portraiture
(AIGA Conference) Video: Rhea Combs — The Power of the Image
Washington, DC, through the Scurlock Lens
Buy the Catalog — Regeneration Black Cinema, 1898-1971
The “Double-Edged Sword” of Telling Black History in Film
(LA Times) A new Academy Museum exhibit gives early Black trailblazers in film their due
(NY Times) Academy Museum’s Show on Black Cinema Raises Questions About Who It’s For
(NPR) A new exhibit in LA explores the complicated history of Black Cinema
(The Meteor) Meet the Filmmakers that Changed Representaion in Movies
(Museum Confidential Podcast) The Hidden History of Black Cinema
(Academy Museum) Regeneration: An Introduction
Serena and Venus Williams and Ava DuVernay Tapped Rising-Star Artists to Paint Their Portraits for the Smithsonian—See the Results Here | Artnet News
(Hollywood Reporter) How Kenturah Davis Crafted Ava DuVernay’s Portrait for the 2022 Portrait of a Nation Awards (Exclusive)
(Vanity Fair) Inside the 2022 National Portrait Gala
(Smithsonian Magazine) See Stunning Portraits of Ava DuVernay, José Andrés and the Williams Sisters
(The Washingtonian) Photos: Serena and Venus Williams, Ava DuVernay, and José Andrés at the 2022 Portrait Gallery Gala - Washingtonian
(Smithsonian Institution) Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Celebrates Star-Studded 2022 Portrait of a Nation Gala
(Essence) Ava DuVernay, Venus And Serena Williams, Marian Wright Edelman And More Honored At Portrait Of A Nation Gala
(NY Times) Oprah Earned This Museum Show. And It’s a Potent Spectacle. (Published 2018)
(The Guardian) Watching Oprah: exhibition dedicated to star who 'chronicled an ever-changing America'
Conversation: The Life and Work of Marlon Riggs
(PBS Newshour) Alvin Ailey’s beautiful vision for dance, captured in thousands of photos
(Shondaland) Dr. Rhea L. Combs on Thinking Critically About Art and Culture
(Time) 12 Leaders Who Are Shaping the Next Generation of Artists
(Artnet) A Newly Uncovered Photograph of a Young Harriet Tubman Offers a Different View of the Abolitionist Pioneer | Artnet News
(Washington Post) Dr. Rhea L. Combs on Thinking Critically About Art and Culture
(NY Times) Photographing Hip-Hop's Golden Era
(OkayPlayer) NMAAHC Curator Dr. Rhea L. Combs Discusses Her 'Everyday Beauty' Exhibit
On Marlon Riggs: The Artist and His Influence
