Answers to April 5, 2021 Newsletter
Who painted Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait for the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian? (Amy Sherald)
Who was the first Black curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York in 1988? (Thelma Golden)
Who was the first Black woman to become a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET), New York in 1972? (Lowery Stokes Sims)
Who was the first Black woman to have a retrospective exhibit of her art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York in 2014? (Carrie Mae Weems)
Bonus question: Which American-born Black and Ojibwe female sculptor spent much of her time in Rome and is known for her sculpture titled Death of Cleopatra? (Edmonia Lewis)
Who painted Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait for the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian? (Amy Sherald)
Who was the first Black curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York in 1988? (Thelma Golden)
Who was the first Black woman to become a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET), New York in 1972? (Lowery Stokes Sims)
Who was the first Black woman to have a retrospective exhibit of her art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York in 2014? (Carrie Mae Weems)
Bonus question: Which American-born Black and Ojibwe female sculptor spent much of her time in Rome and is known for her sculpture titled Death of Cleopatra? (Edmonia Lewis)
