Dalton Paula | Portraits for the Future

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Portrait artist Dalton Paula illuminates his mission to preserve the memory of long-lost historical figures by painting portraits of contemporary Black Brazilians.  Travel with Paula as he finds inspiration in Brazil?s Quilombo Kalunga, a community of resistance and empowerment founded centuries ago by indigenous Brazilians and people fleeing enslavement. Paula?s portraits are on view at the National Gallery of Art from April 10 to July 17 as part of Afro-Atlantic Histories.
 
O artista pl??stico e retratista Dalton Paula ilumina sua miss??o de preservar a mem??ria de figuras hist??ricas esquecidas criando retratos de negros brasileiros contempor??neos. Viaje com Paula na busca por inspira????o no Quilombo Kalunga, uma comunidade de resist??ncia e empoderamento fundada s??culos atr??s por ind??genas brasileiros e por aqueles que fugiam da escravid??o. Os retratos de Paula est??o expostos na?National Gallery of Art do dia 10 de abril a 17 de julho como parte das Hist??rias Afro-Atl??nticas.?