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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings!

October 8, 2021 Nicola Green
William McKnight Farrow Paul Laurence Dunbar (1934) Oil on canvas, 70.5 x 59.7 x 3.8cm. NPG.93.86.

William McKnight Farrow Paul Laurence Dunbar (1934) Oil on canvas, 70.5 x 59.7 x 3.8cm. NPG.93.86.

I came across this portrait of Paul Laurence Dunbar by William McKnight Farrow back in 2009 when I was in Washington DC for President Obama’s first Inauguration. As the only portrait of an African American, I could find on display in the gallery it had a profound effect on me and I endeavoured to find out more about it.

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Tags portrait, paul lawrence dunbar, william mcknight farrow, black history month

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