Jonkonnu
Description of Jonkonnu
In a story based on Winslow Homer’s accounts of an 1876 trip to Petersburg, Virginia, the artist stirs up controversy when he poses freed slaves in colorful costumes while he paints a tribute to Jonkonnu, an African-American holiday celebrating freedom from slavery.
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