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Exhibition showcases powerful portraits commissioned from the Holsinger Studio during the first decades of the 20th century. On view until June.
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An exhibition showcasing portraits that African Americans in Central Virginia commissioned from the Holsinger Studio during the first decades of the twentieth century. The portraits expressed the individuality of the women and men who commissioned them and silently yet powerfully asserted the Black community’s claims to rights and equality.