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This photo was the inspiration for Miss Everything. Sherald often photographs the models for her paintings.

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There is a hint of the magic of wonderland lurking in Miss Everything.

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Tequila (1978), oil and acrylic on linen canvas by Barkley L. Hendricks

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Tequila (1978), oil and acrylic on linen canvas by Barkley L. Hendricks

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Many of Hendrick's portraits, like Sherald's, feature a single figure against a monochromatic background.

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Slow Dance (1992-1993), mixed media and acrylic on unstretched canvas, by Kerry James Marshall

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Slow Dance (1992-1993), mixed media and acrylic on unstretched canvas, by Kerry James Marshall

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Despite the vibrant and cluttered nature of Marshall's backgrounds, Sherald's work shares many thematic similarities.

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North Haven, oil on canvas by Bo Bartlett

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North Haven, oil on canvas by Bo Bartlett

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Sherald's work carries an echo of Bartlett's flat, figurative realism.

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This painting shows the fantastical elements of Nerdrum's work.

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CHRYSALIS 9 (2017), acrylic on paper by Arturo Lindsay 

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CHRYSALIS 9 (2017), acrylic on paper by Arturo Lindsay 

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Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance), (2013), oil on canvas

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Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance), (2013), oil on canvas

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This is an exemplary work of Sherald's as well as a moving piece of art. It is a good sample of her work because it confronts stereotypes and expectations placed on African American women and, because of the background, has a displaced, almost fantastical, sense of place and time.