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Manhattan: Portraits in Art, Literature, Film

ART: PORTRAITS OF AMERICANS Amy Sherald American Sublime (Whitney Museum of American Art) Amy Sherald is an American portrait painter whose works feature mostly Black individuals.  She is probably best known for her portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama, hung on a wall by itself.  The exhibit is large and encompasses early works from 2007 to very recent …

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Tidy Tidbits: Around Town

MARVELOUS MUSEUM The name may be bland, but the South Florida Museum in Bradenton is doing big things!  The Chief Penguin and I were delighted to be at their groundbreaking this week for a new addition.  It’s an education wing with several new classrooms along with the Mosaic Backyard Universe.  The classrooms will enable them …

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