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Black History Month at the PMA

All Praise Due, 2024, by Yannick Lowery © Yannick Lowery

All Praise Due, 2024, by Yannick Lowery © Yannick Lowery

Black History is Philadelphia History – celebrate it with us this February at the Philadelphia Museum of Art! For the entire month, we’re exploring how local Philadelphians are reimagining creative traditions found throughout the African Diaspora. From the various works by Black artists on view in our galleries to our robust line-up of programming, our aim is to dive deeper into the legacy of Black cultural expression. We invite you to check-out our events and programs happening all month long. See below for more information about Black History Month at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Yannick Lowery Headshot by Ediomi Utuk-Lowery

Photo credit: Ediomi Utuk-Lowery

Artist Collaborator: Yannick Lowery

Yannick Lowery is an interdisciplinary artist currently residing and working in Philadelphia. Originally from New York City, he embraces both cities as cultural and creative influences, drawing on their rich and diverse visual art histories to fuel his practice. Using archival imagery and his own photography, Lowery engages in world-building through collage, animation, and sculptural pieces, creating thought-provoking and exploratory works. Learn more about Yannick on his website and follow him on Instagram @severe.paper.

Artist Statement:

All Praise Due, 2024, highlights a moment of Black history when Black communities celebrated one another by their own standards, independent of the white gaze. The source image was taken at the 1955 Miss Paradise Park pageant. Paradise Park opened in 1949 as a tourist attraction for African Americans only. The park was located just south of Silver Springs, Florida, and stayed in operation until the late 1960s.

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