There are at least two instances where Kehinde Wiley painted portraits of black women holding a knife ... of the women by featuring a busy floral background, such as the leaf-filled background ...

Mechanics Hall in Worcester has unveiled three newly commissioned portraits, the first in the concert hall’s 167-year history to feature Black Americans ... Against a white background with ...

He died in 1803. In the portrait he wears ermine robes, a powdered wig and stockings and breeches, while in the background a small black boy holds his coronet. The portrait has been moved out of ...