(Cincinnati) To Celebrate Black History Month in the Tristate, The Cincinnati Art Museum has a digital art gallery that everyone can see on-line which features paintings by African-American artist Robert Seldon Duncanson. According to the Cincinnati Art Museum’s exhibit, Duncanson was born the grandson of a freed Virginia slave in 1821. He grew up with his family in Monroe, Michigan before moving to Cincinnati around 1840. That is where he became a member of the blooming art community in Cincinnati. Many of his paintings focused on the Ohio River Valley in the early 1850’s. His art is featured by the Cincinnati Art Museum on-line here. Dunn said they will an on-site gallery opening in March, which will also feature current and past African-American artists.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center also has a featured exhibit on the google.com Cultural Institute’s website. You can find it here.
You can see all Google galleries at https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home