Art historians try to identify enslaved Black child in an 18th-century portrait
A year ago this month, when it was still closed to the public because of the pandemic, the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) took a major step toward interrogating a controversial 18th-century group portrait in its collection centering on an early benefactor to the university, Elihu Yale.
The level of arrogance and pretension this institution has risen to on the back of its most illustrious benefactor and namesake is beyond words.
A year ago this month, when it was still closed to the public because of the pandemic, the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) took a major step toward interrogating a controversial 18th-century group portrait in its collection centering on an early benefactor to the university, Elihu Yale.
The level of arrogance and pretension this institution has risen to on the back of its most illustrious benefactor and namesake is beyond words.
