Guest: Clifford Oliver 

Featured artwork: American Gothic, Gordon Parks (1912–2006), 1942, gelatin silver print, 24 in x 20 in. 

See American Gothic and photographs by Clifford Oliver on view at the Albany Institute in the exhibition For Liberation and For Life: The Legacy of Black DImensions in Art, through December 31, 2025: https://www.albanyinstitute.org/exhibition/for-liberation-and-for-life-the-legacy-of-black-dimensions-in-art  

View Clifford Oliver’s work at cliffordoliver.zenfolio.com @cliffordoliver9613 

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