Richard J. Powell

Richard J. Powell

72 (1953-05-31)
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Richard J. Powell is John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art & Art History at Duke University, where he has taught since 1989. He studied at Morehouse College and Howard University before earning his doctorate in art history at Yale University.

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Black Art: In the Absence of Light 2021 (6.9)

An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art."
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Donyale Luna: Supermodel 2023 (4)

Explores the remarkable life and career of Donyale Luna, one of the first Black supermodels who graced the covers of both Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar in Europe.