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VMFA acquires massive sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley, created in response to Confederate monuments
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Kehinde Wiley’s “Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps,” a rendering of “Napoleon Crossing the Alps” by Jacques-Louis David, shows how Wiley places contemporary subjects in classical settings.
Kehinde Wiley’s “Rumors of War” will be installed at the museum’s entrance on Arthur Ashe Boulevard, just a mile from the J.E.B. Stuart statue on Monument Avenue.
“Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic,” a mid-career retrospective of the New York-based artist.
The statue of Confederate Gen. J. E. B. Stuart on Monument Ave. is reflected in a puddle as rain covered the metro Richmond, VA areaTuesday, August 29, 2017.
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Kehinde Wiley signing "Rumors of War."
“Willem van Heythuysen” by Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977) Willem van Heythuysen, 2006 Oil and enamel on canvas 96”H x 72”W 243.84 cm x 182.88 cm Signed on back in pencil on the canvas: Kehinde Wiley ‘06 Image must be credited with the following collection and photo credit lines: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund. Photo: Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Obj. No. 2006.14 Photo No. s55076.CT.1
On Monday, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, part of the Smithsonian Institution, unveiled official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. Both were by African-Americans: Kehinde Wiley painted the former president’s portrait, while Amy Sherald painted Mrs. Obama.
The J.E.B Stuart monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond VA Sat. Aug. 26, 2017.
The VMFA photographed on Thursday, June 20, 2019.
The VMFA photographed on Thursday, June 20, 2019.
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There’s groundbreaking change afoot at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Artist Kehinde Wiley stared down fame at a young age, then pushed back.
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Nearly a century after the last Confederate statue was erected on Monument Avenue, a crowd massed Tuesday beneath gray skies and drizzle at th…
