{"id":92353,"date":"2022-02-03T14:45:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T19:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=92353"},"modified":"2022-02-14T11:14:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T16:14:11","slug":"high-profile-show-brings-african-american-art-to-umw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/03\/high-profile-show-brings-african-american-art-to-umw\/","title":{"rendered":"High-Profile Show Brings African-American Art to UMW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sophomore Lauryn Taylor sees a bit of herself in a new exhibit at the University of Mary Washington Galleries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t seen many works of art featuring someone who looks like me,\u201d Taylor said of a piece featuring a full-figured Black woman in <em>Healing Through the Preservation of Our Histories and Our Selves, <\/em>on view at Ridderhof Martin and duPont galleries through March 24. \u201cIt means so much that a painting like that is \u2026 being shown to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/03\\\/high-profile-show-brings-african-american-art-to-umw\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 450px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"450\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 384px; height: 450px;\" data-original-width=\"384\" data-original-height=\"450\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/01\/catletts-keynote-highlights-black-history-month-events\/pff425_ronald-jackson_she-sang-a-song_temp-image_web\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"380\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"446\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92336\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/PFF425_Ronald-Jackson_She-Sang-a-Song_temp-image_web.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"550,645\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Model Super6k&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jackson_190412#2b, 4\\\/12\\\/19, 12:10 PM, 8C, 9000x12000 (0+0), 150%, Repro 2.2 v2, 1\\\/25 s, R55.2, G30.3, B51.2&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1555071040&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0416666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/PFF425_Ronald-Jackson_She-Sang-a-Song_temp-image_web-256x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/PFF425_Ronald-Jackson_She-Sang-a-Song_temp-image_web.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/PFF425_Ronald-Jackson_She-Sang-a-Song_temp-image_web.jpg?w=380&#038;h=446&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/PFF425_Ronald-Jackson_She-Sang-a-Song_temp-image_web.jpg 550w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/PFF425_Ronald-Jackson_She-Sang-a-Song_temp-image_web-256x300.jpg 256w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/PFF425_Ronald-Jackson_She-Sang-a-Song_temp-image_web-512x600.jpg 512w\" width=\"380\" height=\"446\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"380\" data-original-height=\"446\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Local artist Ronald Jackson&#039;s &quot;She Sang a Song No One Would Hear,&quot; is on display in the UMW Galleries&#039; new exhibit, featuring works by renowned contemporary African-American artists.\" style=\"width: 380px; height: 446px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Local artist Ronald Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;She Sang a Song No One Would Hear,&#8221; is on display in the UMW Galleries&#8217; new exhibit, featuring works by renowned contemporary African-American artists. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 415px; height: 450px;\" data-original-width=\"415\" data-original-height=\"450\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/03\/high-profile-show-brings-african-american-art-to-umw\/woodburn\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"411\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"446\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92361\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Woodburn.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"601,653\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Woodburn-276x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Woodburn.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Woodburn.jpg?w=411&#038;h=446&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Woodburn.jpg 601w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Woodburn-276x300.jpg 276w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Woodburn-552x600.jpg 552w\" width=\"411\" height=\"446\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"411\" data-original-height=\"446\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Natalie Erin Brown&#039;s series of woodburned portraits, &quot;Value Pyramid,&quot; is on display in the UMW Galleries, on loan from the Petrucci Family Foundation.\" style=\"width: 411px; height: 446px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Natalie Erin Brown&#8217;s series of woodburned portraits, &#8220;Value Pyramid,&#8221; is on display in the UMW Galleries, on loan from the Petrucci Family Foundation. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 450px;\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"450\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/03\/high-profile-show-brings-african-american-art-to-umw\/sculpture_lang\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"297\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"446\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92360\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Sculpture_Lang.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"366,549\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Sculpture_Lang-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Sculpture_Lang.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Sculpture_Lang.jpg?w=297&#038;h=446&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Sculpture_Lang.jpg 366w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/Sculpture_Lang-200x300.jpg 200w\" width=\"297\" height=\"446\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"297\" data-original-height=\"446\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Artis Lane&#039;s &quot;Muse,&quot; a sculpture of black patina bronze, is among the works on loan from the Petrucci Family Foundation.\" style=\"width: 297px; height: 446px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Artis Lane&#8217;s &#8220;Muse,&#8221; a sculpture of black patina bronze, is among the works on loan from the Petrucci Family Foundation. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Taylor, a studio art and marketing major, is among Mary Washington students who \u2013 along with faculty, staff and community members \u2013 had a hand in selecting pieces for the galleries\u2019 new high-profile exhibit. The show features a collection of works by renowned contemporary African-American artists \u2013 Faith Ringgold, Jacob Lawrence, Theaster Gates, Kara Walker, Sonya Clark and nearly two dozen others \u2013 on loan from the Petrucci Family Foundation (PFF).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re so fortunate to be able to offer our students a curatorial experience like this,\u201d Department of Art and Art History Chair Jon McMillan said, \u201cand to bring artwork of such a high caliber to the Fredericksburg community.\u201d Many of the highlighted artists are internationally known, he said, with work in major museum collections and \u201cblue-chip\u201d galleries.<\/p>\n<p>Claudia Volpe, PFF\u2019s director, helped UMW curate the show from the foundation\u2019s vast collection of African-American art. \u201cNow that we find ourselves in the wake of all that was unearthed and uprooted over the past two years, we understand that historical preservation can also be a function of self-preservation,\u201d Volpe said in a press release. \u201cThis exhibit\u2019s call to contemplate our tangled histories is an invitation to heal, both as individuals and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/03\\\/high-profile-show-brings-african-american-art-to-umw\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/03\/high-profile-show-brings-african-american-art-to-umw\/gallery7-2-1\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92357\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1643308399&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1.jpg?w=546&#038;h=364&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1.jpg 2000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/gallery7-2-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"A student views Monica Ikegwu&#039;s &quot;Olivia&quot; at the UMW Galleries&#039; exhibit opening last week.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 364px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A student views Monica Ikegwu&#8217;s &#8220;Olivia&#8221; at the UMW Galleries&#8217; exhibit opening last week. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/03\/high-profile-show-brings-african-american-art-to-umw\/img_2264\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92355\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1643221856&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-scaled.jpg?w=546&#038;h=364&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/IMG_2264-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"A pair of UMW students discuss Syd Carpenter&#039;s sculpture &quot;Frank in Tow.&quot;\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 364px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A pair of UMW students discuss Syd Carpenter&#8217;s sculpture &#8220;Frank in Tow.&#8221; <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The show began to take shape a year ago, said Visiting Assistant Professor Ashe Laughlin, who serves on the board at the Arts Center in Orange, which has several of PFF\u2019s smaller works on display. Impressed, he realized UMW Galleries could house an even bigger exhibit, he said, including some large-scale pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Laughlin immediately brought Taylor and other Black students in UMW\u2019s studio art program to the table. One of the works they chose was Ronald Jackson\u2019s <em>She Sang a Song No One Would Hear. <\/em>The oil painting of a reflective young woman whose face is covered by a polka-dot mask became the show\u2019s centerpiece.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all just gravitated to it, and then we discovered that Jackson lives right here in the Fredericksburg area,\u201d said Laughlin, who sought the painter\u2019s input and invited him to attend the exhibit\u2019s opening last week.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Jasmine Folson, who said she\u2019s rarely seen works depicting Black people in art galleries, hopes the exhibit will spark meaningful dialogue about African-American history and representation in the arts, and encourage young artists.<\/p>\n<p>Among the pieces on view, LaToya Hobbs\u2019 <em>Angelica<\/em> \u2013 a woodcut on paper of a woman fresh from the shower, with her hair worn naturally \u2013 resonated most with Folson, she said. \u201cI loved it because it was like looking in a mirror.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophomore Lauryn Taylor sees a bit of herself in a new exhibit at the University of Mary Washington Galleries. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen many works of art featuring someone who looks like me,\u201d Taylor said of a piece featuring a full-figured Black woman in Healing Through the Preservation of Our Histories and Our Selves, on view [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1236,"featured_media":92358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[12531,5161,838,755,727],"topics":[5144],"class_list":{"0":"post-92353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-stories","8":"tag-department-of-art-and-art-history","9":"tag-dupont-gallery","10":"tag-jmcmilla","11":"tag-ridderhof","12":"tag-umw-galleries","13":"topic-news","14":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - 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