round image; white margin; portrait of a black man wearing a black jacket, white shirt and green paisley bow tie and vest which match background; man holds a yellow whistle on a yellow cord in his PL hand; certificate of authenticity in object file in Registration

%C2%A9 Omar Victor Diop%2C Courtesy MAGNIN-A%2C Paris

Frédérick Douglass, 2015

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Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is a self-taught artist who draws inspiration for his work from celebrated figures within the African diaspora. Through cinematically composed portrayals of himself in both individual and group portraits, he occupies the position of saints, martyrs, and leaders from a global Black community, conveying its heroism in truly epic style. Were it not for a telltale soccer ball or plastic whistle, one would almost believe his work to be a historic print.

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Title
Frédérick Douglass
Artist Life
born 1980
Role
Photographer
Accession Number
2019.25.1
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round image; white margin; portrait of a black man wearing a black jacket, white shirt and green paisley bow tie and vest which match background; man holds a yellow whistle on a yellow cord in his PL hand; certificate of authenticity in object file in Registration

© Omar Victor Diop, Courtesy MAGNIN-A, Paris