A Gallery Owner Says He Destroyed Six Paintings Over a Controversy Regarding Their Depiction of Native American Symbols artnet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from artnet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dr. Ricco Wright, the owner of the Black Wall Street Gallery, said he discovered graffiti smeared in white paint on the windows of the Mercer St. gallery on Monday and Tuesday, the 100th anniversary of the massacre, which occurred on May 31 and June 1, 1921. A third incident was discovered Wednesday, Wright said.