Meeting the first black woman to have work in MoMA’s permanent collection


Meeting the first black woman to have work in MoMA’s permanent collection
Pioneers are often so far ahead of the curve that few know who they are and what they accomplished though we may all benefit from their work. Many simply live their destiny, leading quiet, humble lives, bearing the stripes and scars of the struggle while their legacy allows generations to succeed because they refused to fail.

In 1973, Ming Smith moved to New York. A recent graduate of Howard University, Smith took up modelling to support herself, working alongside Grace Jones, Bethann…

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March 6, 2018 at 08:50PM
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