A large exhibit of works by Cincinnati painter Robert S. Duncanson is scheduled to open in the fall. This will be the biggest collection of his work to be assembled. Duncanson is known as a prominent African American artist from the Civil War era.
What we know
- The exhibit will feature approximately 80 paintings and ephemera spanning Duncanson's career.
- The Taft Museum recently completed restoration on two overdoor murals by Duncanson that had not been seen since 1932.
- The museum's curators have conducted groundbreaking primary source research into Duncanson's biography, confirming details that had never been confirmed before.
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