Smithsonian and the Speed Art Museum to Jointly Acquire Amy Sheraldâs Painting of Breonna Taylor
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND LOUISVILLE, Kentucky
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Cover of Vanity Fairâs September 2020 issue, featuring a portrait of Breonna Taylor by Amy Sherald.
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Facilitated by the artist, the museums' acquistion follows a $1 million joint donation from the Ford Foundation and the Hearthland Foundation, a nonprofit tied to actress Kate Capshaw and her husband, the director Steven Spielberg. Proceeds will benefit social justice reform initiatives. (NYT)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is in talksâ¯with the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky,â¯to jointlyâ¯acquire a painting of Breonna Taylor by Amy Sherald that first appeared on the cover of the September 2020 issue ofâ¯