The Simmons Talks: Portraiture at the Intersection of Art and History

During the inaugural program speakers’ series, entitled The Simmons Talks, endowed by Dr. Ruth Simmons, NMAAHC Council Member, and current President of Prairie View A&M University, NMAAHC will host a dialogue centering portraiture, African American women, and social justice. Renowned scholar and artist Deborah Willis leads a discussion with Amy Sherald and Bisa Butler and their moving works recently on view in the NMAAHC exhibition entitled Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.