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Lilian Thomas Burwell

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Artist Spotlight: Lilian Thomas Burwell
Posted: January 17, 2018
Category: Lilian Thomas Burwell
Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today places abstract works by multiple generations of black women artists in context with one another—and within the larger history of abstract art—for...
A woman with medium-dark skin is standing before an artwork hanging on a white wall. The artwork is a triangular, organic, sculptural piece in red and yellow tones.