Woodruff reimagines racist tropes of Black banjo players with a figure who is confident and joyful.
Please note, this video includes historical images that are racist. Hale Woodruff, The Banjo Player, 1929, oil on canvas, 60.33 x 73.03 cm (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond). A Seeing America video
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This work at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:
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