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African American Museum Shows Striking Photography And More In New Fall Exhibition Cotton | UWISHUNU Philadelphia

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African American Museum Shows Striking Photography And More In New Fall Exhibition Cotton | UWISHUNU Philadelphia



[dropcap]The[/dropcap] African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) is the first institution dedicated to showcasing the work and history of African Americans to be built by a major American city. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

African American Museum Philadelphia, AAMP, African American Art, Black Art, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

African American Museum Philadelphia, AAMP, African American Art, Black Art, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

African American Museum Philadelphia, AAMP, African American Art, Black Art, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Now, the newest fall exhibition at AAMP retells parts of American slavery through a nontraditional lens: cotton. John E. Dowell is a Philadelphia-based visual artist who, through photographs, installations and altarpieces, created Cotton: The Soft, Dangerous Beauty of the Past.

“These works are a visual exploration of the role of cotton in shaping that past, as well as our present,” said Dowell.