Opera singer Peter Brathwaite started recreating historical portraits of Black subjects as a pandemic project. It became so much more:
Opera Singer Peter Brathwaite Started Recreating Historical Portraits of Black Subjects as a Pandemic Project. It Became Much More
Brathwaite’s talent for performance would soon find another outlet. Scrolling social media, he noticed a fascinating trend: ordinary people stuck at home were recreating famous artworks from various odds and ends at their disposal. The Getty Challenge, as the phenomenon was known, started as a creative prompt from the Getty Museum and quickly became an internet sensation.
Every day I was watching work disappear out of my diary and I was looking for a way to take my mind offAt the time, I was researching much of my family history, which was occupying my time. The Getty Challenge seemed like a good opportunity to bring some of that research to life. It let me think about the lives of some of my Black ancestors who, when they were mentioned in records, it was without any fullness and complexity.
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