"I paint what us Negroes, colored people, us Americans know. We're a brand new race, raised and manufactured in the United States. I do like to paint what they did."
White faces are no longer the only ones we will see in paintings. Its time to recognize people for who they are. African Americans will now have, get this, black faces, thanks to Palmer Haydin. This man, having studied in Paris after winning the Harmon Foundation's Gold Award, is prestigious to say the least. If he's respected enough by the U.S Treasury Art Project and the U.S government to work for them, he deserves respect from all.
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