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elevations & inspirations

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grace jones by richard bernstein for portfolio, 1977

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Michael Jackson photographed by Bobby Holland, 1980.

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The Green Hornet bruce lee

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 Jyoti Bhatt. “AHIR” BOYS 

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Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil (2015), Donna Roberts, Donna Read, Brazil

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Jimi hendrix drinking tea the day before his death.

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American Gothic, Washington, D.C., Photo by Gordon Parks, 1942

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American Gothic, Washington, D.C., Photo by Gordon Parks, 1942

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Maya Angelou working on her bed with a thesaurus, a dictionary, and the Holy Bible Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1982

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Harlem 1978 by René Burri

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Title: The Pipe of Freedom Artist: Thomas Stuart Smith (Scottish, 1815-1869) Date: 1869 Genre: portraiture, genre art Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 106.8 cm (42 in) high x 78.7 cm (30.9 in) wide Location: Stirling Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Stirling, Scotland, UK

Thomas Stuart Smith painted this striking portrait to celebrate the abolition of slavery in both the UK and the US. The man portrayed is enjoying a pipe at his leisure, symbolizing his freedom from enforced labor. Behind him, a yellow notice announcing a slave auction has been partially covered up by a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Queen Elizabeth II in New York with the Twin Towers, Photo by George Forss, 1977

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Sammy Davis Jr. photographed by Gjon Mili in Porgy and Bess (1959)