Connections: Privilege

Art preparator Theresa King-Dickinson ruminates on the universal privilege of art appreciation.

"I look at works and I wonder, 'What was your day like? Who are you?'"

Art preparator Theresa King-Dickinson ruminates on the universal privilege of art appreciation.


Two men stand together in a black-and-white photo. The man in front wears sunglasses, a patterned coat, and a beret. The man behind wears glasses and a jacket, exuding a serious, contemplative mood. Dark buildings silhouette the background.
My search for meaning in Black style began as a search through ancestry to reveal beauty and complexity over time and across traditions of expression.
Grace Wales Bonner
August 15
Young Black man standing in a body of water, upright looking up at the sky. He wears a traditional African attire, while one hand extends above him.
How do African dress traditions shape and inspire the possibilities of contemporary fashion and Black identity?
Idelle Taye
August 8
Cover of "Dan Burley's Original Handbook of Harlem Jive" shows a stylized person in a plaid suit and hat, set against bold, vintage typography.
Discover the foundational history of jive culture in the United States as a form of expression.
Brent Hayes Edwards
July 18
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Woman from the French Colonies, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier  French, Algerian onyx-marble, bronze, and enamel; white marble socle, French, Paris
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
Charles-François Rossigneux
1861
Portrait of a Woman, Egon Schiele  Austrian, Color lithograph
Egon Schiele
Wiener Werkstätte
1910
The Adoration of the Magi, Hieronymus Bosch  Netherlandish, Oil and gold on oak
Hieronymus Bosch
ca. 1475
The Third-Class Carriage, Honoré Daumier  French, Oil on canvas
Honoré Daumier
1864
Madame de Saint-Morys (Eléonore Elisabeth Angélique de Beauterne, 1742–1824), Joseph Siffred Duplessis  French, Oil on canvas
Joseph Siffred Duplessis
1776
Portrait of a Woman and an Enslaved Servant, Nicolas de Largillierre (or Largillière)  French, Oil on canvas
Nicolas de Largillierre (or Largillière)
1696
Modern Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini  Italian, Oil on canvas
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1757
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
1650
Seated Peasant, Paul Cézanne  French, Oil on canvas
Paul Cézanne
ca. 1892–96
Saint Maurice, Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop  German, Oil on linden
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop
ca. 1520–25
Bashi-Bazouk, Jean-Léon Gérôme  French, Oil on canvas
Jean-Léon Gérôme
1868–69
Street Story Quilt, Faith Ringgold  American, Cotton canvas, acrylic paint, ink marker, dyed and printed cotton, and sequins, sewn to a cotton flannel backing
Faith Ringgold
1985