Artists Fahamu Pecou (left) and Amy Sherald enjoy the opening event for Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art in 2016. Photo by J Caldwell.
Amy Sherald, High Yella Masterpiece: We Ain’t No Cotton Pickin’ Negroes, 2011. Oil on canvas; 59 x 69 inches (149.86 x 175.26 cm). Collection of Keith Timmons, ESQ, CPA. Image courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. © Amy Sherald. This work was part of Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art in 2016.