41 min
Ep 89 - Bélizaire and the Frey Children Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast
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- Arts
It's Article Discussion Time! On August 14th, 2023, the New York Times published 'His Name Was Bélizaire': Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met. In the month since, there has been a flurry of information and media attention because just how rare this acquisition is. Elene and Steph help break down just how the acquisition came to be where it is now: hanging in the prestigious halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Join us as we struggle with reading comprehension, fangirl about the magic that is art conservation, shake your fist at the New Orleans Museum of Art for the arrogance of bad collection management, and genuinely
Things have changed, but we're changing with it.
Donate. Sign petitions. Support Black-owned businesses. Challenge racism. Educate yourselves. Listen. Speak. Repatriate.
Stay Safe. Don't Touch Your Face. Wash Your Hands.
If you like what we do, you can support BYWAP over on our Patreon!
Find us online!
NEW: We're on Youtube! Go check us out!
You can follow BYWAP on Youtube and Instagram. You can also find us over on our website! We want to hear from you, to share this time with you. We're in this together, and we're better together. Please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Every little bit helps as we grow, and we cannot wait to talk to you all again. This is global. Your voice matters. Systemic change is possible. It will not happen overnight—so keep fighting! We stand with you.
Our music was written and recorded by Elene Kadagidze.
Our cover art was designed by Lindsey Anton-Wood.
It's Article Discussion Time! On August 14th, 2023, the New York Times published 'His Name Was Bélizaire': Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met. In the month since, there has been a flurry of information and media attention because just how rare this acquisition is. Elene and Steph help break down just how the acquisition came to be where it is now: hanging in the prestigious halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Join us as we struggle with reading comprehension, fangirl about the magic that is art conservation, shake your fist at the New Orleans Museum of Art for the arrogance of bad collection management, and genuinely
Things have changed, but we're changing with it.
Donate. Sign petitions. Support Black-owned businesses. Challenge racism. Educate yourselves. Listen. Speak. Repatriate.
Stay Safe. Don't Touch Your Face. Wash Your Hands.
If you like what we do, you can support BYWAP over on our Patreon!
Find us online!
NEW: We're on Youtube! Go check us out!
You can follow BYWAP on Youtube and Instagram. You can also find us over on our website! We want to hear from you, to share this time with you. We're in this together, and we're better together. Please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Every little bit helps as we grow, and we cannot wait to talk to you all again. This is global. Your voice matters. Systemic change is possible. It will not happen overnight—so keep fighting! We stand with you.
Our music was written and recorded by Elene Kadagidze.
Our cover art was designed by Lindsey Anton-Wood.
41 min