Typically, Amy Sherald’s gallery would handle the sale of her artwork to a collector or an institution. But when it came to
her portrait of Breonna Taylor the 26-year-old medical worker who was shot and killed
by police officers in Louisville, Ky. Sherald herself wanted to see that particular painting all the way home.
“I felt like it should live out in the world,” Sherald said. “I started to think about her hometown and how maybe this painting could be a Balm in Gilead for Louisville.”
Sherald believed
the painting should be seen by people where Taylor died as well as by a broader audience. And she intended the proceeds from her sale of the painting to advance the cause of social justice.
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