{"id":10186,"date":"2010-02-11T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=10186"},"modified":"2010-02-11T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T15:56:08","slug":"art-exhibit-depicts-milestones-in-black-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/02\/art-exhibit-depicts-milestones-in-black-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Exhibit Depicts Milestones in Black History"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9998\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/BlkHistJackson_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9998 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"UConn alumnus and artist David C. Jackson '07 with his paintings at the Student Union Art Gallery.  \" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/BlkHistJackson_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;UConn alumnus and artist David C. Jackson '07 describes the inspiration for several of his paintings at his one-man show in the Student Union Art Gallery. The exhibit is part of Black History Month celebrations. Photo by Margaret Malmborg&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/BlkHistJackson_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/BlkHistJackson_lg-300x199.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/465;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UConn alumnus and artist David C. Jackson &#39;07 describes the inspiration for several of his paintings at his one-man show in the Student Union Art Gallery. The exhibit is part of UConn&#39;s Black History Month celebrations. Photos by Margaret Malmborg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10004\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt2_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10004 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"'Maya Angelou,' by David C. Jackson, '07.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt2_lg-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;'Maya Angelou,' by David C. Jackson, '07. Photo by Margaret Malmborg&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt2_lg-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt2_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/199;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#39;Maya Angelou,&#39; by David C. Jackson, &#39;07. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10003\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt1_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10003 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"'Nelson Mandela,' by David C. Jackson, '07.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt1_lg-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;'Nelson Mandela,' by David C. Jackson, '07. Photo by Margaret Malmborg&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt1_lg-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt1_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/207;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#39;Nelson Mandela,&#39; by David C. Jackson, &#39;07. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10006\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt3_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10006 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"'Idi Amin,' by David C. Jackson, '07.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt3_lg-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;'Idi Amin,' by David C. Jackson, '07. Photo by Margaret Malmborg&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt3_lg-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/JacksonArt3_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/199;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#39;Idi Amin,&#39; by David C. Jackson, &#39;07. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A painting of author, poet, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, part of an exhibit by David C. Jackson &#8217;07 at the Student Union Art Gallery during Black History Month. 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