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James Vernon Herring: A Pioneer of Black Art and Education James Vernon Herring (1887-1969) stands as a pivotal figure in the landscape of American art, particularly for his crucial role in championing African American artists during a period marked by systemic exclusion. Born in Clio, South Carolina, to a Black mother and a white Jewish father—a unique familial arrangement that shaped his perspective—Herring’s journey from a small ru…
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