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The Artist Project: Kerry James Marshall

Jun 22, 2015 3 MINUTES
"This particular picture strikes me as ultra-modern because it exists as a pure image."

Artist Kerry James Marshall reflects on Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres's "Odalisque in Grisaille" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Kerry James Marshall, born in 1955, is an American painter and sculptor.

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