Preview "Represent: 200 Works by African American Artists," an exhibition explores the evolving ways in which African American artists have expressed personal, political, and racial identity. Work by renowned artists such as Henry Ossawa Tanner, Horace Pippin, Jacob Lawrence, and Carrie Mae Weems and a range of subjects, styles, mediums, and traditions tell the story of African American Art over 200 years. The exhibition is generously supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Kathleen C. and John J. F. Sherrerd Fund for Exhibitions, PECO, Lomax Family Foundation, and Constance and Sankey Williams. The publication is supported by the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Dr. Constance E. Clayton, Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, Marion Stroud Swingle, and other generous individuals. The educational resources for students and teachers are supported by Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The full weekend of celebratory events and programs is presented by PECO. Subscribe for more from the Philadelphia Museum of Art on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/PhilaArtMuseum/ Visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art online: www.philamuseum.org/ PhilaMuseum on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/philamuseum Twitter: twitter.com/philamuseum Instagram: instagram.com/philamuseum Tumblr: philamuseum.tumblr.com/

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