A portrait of inaugural poet Amanda Gorman has been donated to Harvard University's permanent collection. Rising Ghanaian artist Raphael Adjetey Adjei Mayne painted the work inspired by 22-year-old Gorman's poem delivered on January 20 at the inauguration of President in Washington. The acrylic on canvas was purchased by women's rights and LGBT+ activist Amar Singh who has donated the painting to Harvard.
(Image: [[|]]) A portrait of Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman has been donated to Harvard University's permanent collection [pictured at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20] (Image: [[|]]) Rising Ghanaian artist, [[http://malanaz.com/tranh-dong-cao-cap-bao-gia-tranh-dong-tphcm-malanaz/|Bronze paintings honoring Quy Bai To,]] Raphael Adjetey Adjei Mayne, painted the work inspired by Gorman's poem delivered on January 20 RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 47 shares
Mayne, 38, is a graduate of the Ghanatta College of Art and Design. He completed the work in just five days. The painting is described as 'a visceral assemblage of diverse facets of Ghanaian and African sociocultural experiences evoking political, emotional and practically psychoanalytical connections and cut-aways weaving private and public space realities unbound by time'. Singh, 31, said of the donation: 'This work must be in an Institution, it is a celebration of women, a celebration of Black women, a celebration of hope. 'It is especially meaningful to donate it to Harvard as that is Amanda Gorman's Alma Mater.' At Harvard University the work will be housed at the Hutchins Center, headed by Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, another champion of Black artists and voices who along with his teaching hosts PBS' Finding Your Roots and Quotes of copper paintings appeared in recent documentaries The 13th and John Lewis: Good Trouble. Singh, a member of the erstwhile Kapurthala Royal Family of India, through his activism helped legalise homosexuality in India and has highlighted women's rights issues throughout the country. Owner of Amar Gallery in London, Singh acquired the work from celebrated curator Destinee Ross-Sutton via her newly opened Ross-Sutton Gallery, a space dedicated to primarily Black artists and the underrepresented. Ross-Sutton told