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Jessica T. Smith, Philadelphia Museum of Art

About Jessica T. Smith, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Jessica T. Smith is Susan Gray Detweiler Curator of American Art, and Manager, Center for American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Horace Pippin, Mr. Prejudice, 1943. oil on canvas, 46 x 35.9 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art) — A black painter confronts white supremacy amidst the two world wars.

Horace Pippin, Mr. Prejudice

by Jessica T. Smith, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Dr. Steven Zucker

Horace Pippin, Mr. Prejudice, 1943. oil on canvas, 46 x 35.9 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art) — African Americans' ongoing fight against racism in the U.S. undermined the sense of victory in both world wars.

Horace Pippin, Mr. Prejudice

by Jessica T. Smith, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Dr. Steven Zucker

Ben Shahn, Miners' Wives, c. 1948, tempera on panel, 121.9 x 91.4 cm (The Philadelphia Museum of Art) © Estate of Ben Shahn — An explosion in a mine kills 111, Shahn captures the devastation of those left behind.

Ben Shahn, Miners’ Wives

by Jessica T. Smith, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Dr. Beth Harris

Ben Shahn, Miners' Wives, c. 1948, tempera on panel, 121.9 x 91.4 cm (The Philadelphia Museum of Art) © Estate of Ben Shahn — An explosion in a mine kills 111, Shahn captures the devastation of those left behind.

A mine disaster and those left behind

by Jessica T. Smith, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Dr. Beth Harris