Ringgold’s painting was not. It was Barbara Drummond, a correctional officer and a former volunteer at the Schomburg Center ...

Unlike other treasure maps where you buy them from merchants, the Treasure Map - Painter's Regret is found inside an ...

As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...

This comes after the Shanwei Zoo in China was previously criticised for a similar stunt, where it painted dogs to mimic panda bears. The viral video shows a Chow Chow puppy with artificial tiger-like ...

We painted our fear, hope and dreams.” Those who have been transferred from Guantánamo describe the art as a way to express their appreciation for culture, the natural world and their families ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexandra Moore, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Elizabeth ...

Sailing ships are a common feature of Moath al-Alwi's art. Moath al-Alwi, 2016, CC BY-SA ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When Moath al-Alwi left Guantánamo Bay for resettlement in Oman, accompanying him on his journey was a cache of artwork he created during more than two decades of detention.

For Sabri al-Qurashi, the symbol of freedom under duress represented his own condition when he painted it. “I am in prison, not free, and without any rights,” he told us. Other times, the artwork ...