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Richard J. Powell
Richard J. Powell (born May 31, 1953) is an author, historian, print-maker, and professor who specializes in African-American art history. He is most known for his Powell has been the the John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art & Art History at Duke University since 1989.

Early life and education
Powell was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1953. Powell graduated from Morehouse College with a B.A. in art in 1975. He later attended Howard University, graduating with an MFA in printmaking in 1977. Powell then went on to receive his Ph.D in the History of Art from Yale University in 1988.

Career
Powell is most known for his work focusing on Black art history. His volume in the Thames and Hudson's World of Art series, Black Art: A Cultural History is often credited as a beginning point for any students interested in Black art history. Other notable works include Homecoming: The Art and Life of William H. Johnson, Cutting a Figure: Fashioning Black Portraiture, and Going There: Black Visual Satire. The latter focusing on the work of contemporary artists such as Kara Walker and Spike Lee.

In 1980, Powell curated his first exhibition, "Impressions/Expressions: Black American Graphics" at Studio Museum in Harlem. He's also curated exhibits at the Phillips Academy’s Addison Gallery of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, London’s Whitechapel Art Gallery, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 2014, Powell curated an exhibition at Duke University's Nasher Museum entitled, "Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist," focused on Harlem Renaissance painter Archibald Motley's work, specifically his work documenting the nightlife scene.

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