Philanthropist Leads Way for African-American Artists

Philanthropist Leads Way for African-American Artists
William Ellisworth Artis, Bust of Miss Coleman. Photo by Gregory Staley.
Philanthropist Leads Way for African-American Artists
William Ellisworth Artis, Bust of Miss Coleman. Photo by Gregory Staley.

Philanthropist Leads Way for African-American Artists

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For more than two decades, philanthropist Julius Rosenwald helped make the dreams of artists come alive. The Rosenwald fund supported hundreds of black scholars, writers and artists. Eight Forty-Eight’s Kelly Kleiman has an exploration of Rosenwald.

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