The DIA Displays New Aretha Franklin Portrait
DETROIT (CBS DETROIT/AP) — A new addition is coming to the Detroit Institute of Arts, the museum has recently acquired nine pieces including a portrait of Aretha Franklin to be displayed.
The portrait is by famed photographer Anthony Barboza. Barboza is an African-American photographer, historian, artist, and writer.
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— Anthony Barboza (@BarbozaStudios) August 15, 2018
The works including the photo of the late "Queen of Soul" are on display until Sept. 15 during the fourth rotation of "Out of the Crate: New Gifts and Purchases." The rotating gallery displays a selection of the museum's newest additions and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the art acquisition process.
Franklin was 76 when she died last August in Detroit of pancreatic cancer.
Museum Director Salvador Salort-Pons chose the selections, representing various time periods, cultures and mediums. Other highlights include the painting "Café, Paris" by Archibald John Motley Jr.; and "348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011," by Korean artist Do Ho Suh that's made of fabric threads.
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