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

(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 ... Approximately 40 x 55 inches, the window was filled in with images ...

For Sabri al-Qurashi, the symbol of freedom under duress represented his own condition when he painted it ... the window was filled in with images carefully torn from nature and travel magazines ...

We painted our fear, hope and dreams ... Approximately 40 x 55 inches, the window was filled in with images carefully torn from nature and travel magazines, and layered to create depth ...

(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 ...