Benny Andrews, Flag Day, 1966, oil on canvas, 53.3 x 40.6 cm ©The Benny Andrews Estate (The Art Institute of Chicago), a Seeing America video
Speakers: Robyn Farrell, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Beth Harris
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