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| Pete Matthews Jr © 2023 |
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| 2023-05-11 g392 Morning on the River, Providence, RI (oil on linen canvas, ~1890-91); Edward Mitchell Bannister; Delaware Museum of Art |
| In 1876 Bannister was selected for a painting prize at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. When the award committee learned that he was Black, they considered rescinding the prize, but fellow artists insisted. Bannister became a pillar of the arts community in Providence, Rhode Island. |