Naomi Beckwith

curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

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African-American artists like Kerry James Marshall, Amy Sherald, and Kehinde Wiley are becoming more visible. But those gains are only recent.

How can art museums make their collections more diverse?

African-American artists like Kerry James Marshall, Amy Sherald, and Kehinde Wiley are becoming more visible. But those gains are only recent.

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