The American artist Robert Colescott taught at Portland State University from 1957–1966. He would go on to develop a national and international career, culminating in being selected to represent the United States at the prestigious Venice Biennale in 1997. In the 1970s, Colescott began creating works based on iconic paintings from art history, inserting African-Americans into the visual narrative. Frequent themes include race, sex, gender equity, and politics; often presented with humor, in a fresh, explosive style. The Portland Art Museum recently hosted a retrospective of Colescott’s work, stating “his career has never been more relevant than at this present moment in time.” MICHAEL PARSONS _______________________________________ FINE ART Across the Park Blocks from the Portland Art Museum Robert Colescott 1925–2009, AMERICAN
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