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When I first entered the doors of the Van Vechten art gallery, there was a piece of African art that really inspired me. From this piece I assumed that the rest of the art gallery was filled with African art. As I started to make my way around the museum, and observe the different artwork I noticed that the majority were painted by white artist. As I looked around there were two pieces by Theophile-Alexandre …

…everyone is looking melancholy. The next painting which is called “Misere”. It is a woman holding as baby and she has a depressed look on her face. I like these two paintings because they show struggle. By far, the most interesting thing about the gallery is that African Culture inspired most of the artists in their paintings. The Van Vechten gallery is full of artwork by both black and white artists inspired by African culture.