Sentences with phrase «african statuary»

While receiving a heady indoctrination into Modernism, he also became fascinated with Surrealism as well as ancient weapons, Oceanic and African statuary, and ritual stone formations.

Not exact matches

«That includes African - Americans, that includes women, and unfortunately our Statuary Hall is lacking in both their representation of the work of women and their contributions to our nation as well as black women.»

His personal collection spans vastly different eras and cultures: alongside examples of Khmer statuary there are abstract modernist paintings, dream - like compositions from the Surrealists, striking African idols and artefacts from antiquity.

This may be the most «woke» room in any mainstream American museum today, with works by Native American, African - American and female artists far outnumbering the only work by a white man, a virtuosic sepia - toned «landscape» of broken and toppled ancient statuary.

Diverse in subject and approach, the works provide critical considerations on subjects ranging from modern interpretations of Romanticism to contemporary statuary, from explorations of urban design to the trajectories of the African Diaspora.

Heading to the governor: A bill to change a statue in the National Statuary Hall in D.C. from a Confederate general to an African - American educator is on its way to Gov. Rick Scott for a signature, the Associated Press's Joe Reedy reports.