“Everything I do is based on my understanding of art history. The foundation of art as an activity among human beings has always been some form of representation, and there isn’t a mode of art-making that I haven’t explored, and put into use when it was necessary.” —Kerry James Marshall, @NewYorkerMag (2021)⁣ ⁣ Celebrating artist Kerry James Marshall, who was born #OnThisDay in 1955.⁣ ⁣ Renowned for his portraits of Black subjects, Marshall’s work reinterprets the western art historical cannon and recontextualizes it through depictions of African American life and history.⁣ ⁣ Two of the three works in The Broad Collection are currently on view in our third floor galleries, which are always FREE to visit!⁣ ____⁣ Kerry James Marshall, Untitled, 2017. Acrylic on PVC panel. The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection. © Kerry James Marshall