Raél Jero Salley Signed Original Framed Oil Painting Portrait Black Child Canvas

A bold original Raél Jero (RJ) Salley, MFA, PhD, signed oil painting portrait of a young black child on framed canvas. Salley is author of The Visual Dynamics of Art, Black Care, and Ethics in South African Art, Professor of History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture (Maryland Institute College of Art), Inaugural Creative Director of The Space for Creative Black Imagination, Inc., Producer of Making Art History Now (Yale University & La Biennale di Venezia), Curator of Looking Rights (Johns Hopkins University, Mellon Foundation), Affiliate at the Getty Research Institute (AAAHI). Salley’s Faculty appointments include the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Columbia College Chicago, The University of Chicago, the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), and Honorary Research Faculty in Philosophy at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Very good condition with minor chips in the frame. From the Heidi Rodale Estate. Painting Measurements: Height: 14 3/4 inches Width: 14 inches Frame Measurements: Height: 16 1/2 inches Width: 15 1/2 inches Depth: 7/8 inch