I went to the Studio Museum in Harlem a few days ago to view their [Fall / Winter 2014-15 Exhibits [ on view through March 8, 2015 ].The works featured above are part of ‘Titus Kaphar: The Jerome Project.’
Titus Kaphar ”is celebrated for producing paintings, drawings and installations that initiate a contemporary dialogue with history. Marrying eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American portraiture with modernist gesture, Kaphar produces aesthetically striking, intellectually engaging artworks that often blur the line between historical fact and fiction.” More HERE [Featured Works, Oil, gold leaf and tar on wood panel, 7 × 10 ½ in.]