Gorée Island Painter

The Artist’s Words

“At the Slave Castle (in Senegal, a museum and memorial to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade), we came upon this artist making paintings, but for me it was this strong back of a Black man that caught my attention, a metaphor for slavery.”

Provenance

Acquired from Frank Stewart in 2011. Loaned to Frank Stewart’s Nexus , a nationally touring exhibition presented by The Phillips Collection (2023–2024). Read more ↗

Exhibition History

• The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC

  Jun – Sept 2023

• The Baker Museum, Naples, FL

  Oct 2023 – Jan 2024

• Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA

  Feb – May 2024

• Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA

  Jun – Sep 2024