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Sep
03
2020
'20
A painting of a Black man wearing sunglasses, holding a baby who has a halo. Overlaid text reads "Great Shall be the peace of thy children. Give unto them beauty for ashes."
Credit: Sophia Dawson
Sophia Dawson
@iamwetpaint

Sophia Dawson (BFA 2010 Fine Arts), Young Eric Garner... Isaiah 54:13, acrylic paint, gold leaf, spray paint, mustard seeds. Dawson is one of 18 Black and BIPOC artists, along with fellow alumnus Delano Dunn, selected by the United States Tennis Association to create an art installation, titled "Black Lives to the Front," transforming the front-row seats in Arthur Ashe Stadium for the 2020 US Open. Read more here.