Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
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Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Mai to hit the road on UK tour
Joshua Reynolds’s famed Portrait of Mai (around 1776)—which was jointly acquired by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles in 2023—is embarking on a ...