UK: Mayor Takes Down 18th Century Aristocrat Painting, Replaces It With African-American Woman
Chris Menahan InformationLiberation “I do not think that such portraits should grace the walls of the office of the first citizen of a forward looking, creative and diverse city like Bristol,” Lord Mayor Cleo Lake said. From The Daily Mail: A Lord Mayor has removed a portrait of a politician linked to the slave trade from her office and replaced it with the picture of an African-American woman. Cleo Lake took down the ‘dull and dated’ portrait of Lord Nugent from the walls of City Hall in Bristol. Painted by the artist Thomas Gainsborough, the portrait shows Lord Nugent...
Chris Menahan InformationLiberation “I do not think that such portraits should grace the walls of the office of the first citizen of a forward looking, creative and diverse city like Bristol,” Lord Mayor Cleo Lake said. From The Daily...
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