Matthew was daydreaming like usual in Art History class. When he came to, Professor Weisman was explaining how primitive artists of Africa influenced the European Renaissance and made it what it was. The famous artists we knowโBoticelli, Giotto, Michelangelo, Titian, and Raphaelโโappropriatedโ their best ideas from Africans. Ms. Weisman went on to share names that Matthew had never heard of: Mubanga, Nagudu, Adebowale, Rutendo, and Ekundayo, claiming that without them, we wouldnโt have seen much advancement in art. She also implied that many inventions we currently use in our advanced society were contained in seed form within the art of the Africans, and that โEuropean-derived peoplesโ were more imitators than inventors. The first time Matthew heard anti-European rhetoric in...
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Jul 4th 2022