This Black Artist In Florida Is Uplifting Black History Just As The State Attempts To Rewrite It

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated February 13, 2023

A multi-sensory exhibit featuring works focused on African American history and meant to raise universal questions about America’s collective heritage is opening in Florida this week.

The sprawling 7,500 square foot exhibition Whitfield Lovell: Passages is the largest one ever featuring the work of artist Whitfield Lovell and focused on lost African American history.

A MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant recipient, Lovell is recognizedas

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