The work is part of the Princeton & Slavery Project, an initiative launched by history professor Martha A. Sandweiss in 2012. Oliver Morris via Getty Images The President's House on the Princeton University campus. “Kaphar’s work does something that academic history can’t,” Sandweiss said. In that light, I think Titus Kaphar’s work is more ‘anti-monument,’ drawing our attention to forgotten histories and to the idea that history itself is being constantly rewritten. “There is more written about dogs in art history than there is about this other character right here,” the artist said, pointing to the black figure.

Source: Huffington Post November 28, 2017 16:31 UTC