Edward M. Bannister: The Artist and his Influences Lecture
Newport Historical Society 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI, United StatesOne of the preeminent Black artists of the nineteenth century, Edward Mitchell Bannister led a multi-faceted life. Barbizon painter, photographer, abolitionist, transcendentalist, spiritualist, sailor: Bannister was all of these and more during his life of seventy-three years. A member of the Providence, Rhode Island art community, Bannister also spent time in Newport. Join Nancy Whipple […]