Laylah Ali
1968–

Introduction

Laylah Ali (born 1968) is an American contemporary visual artist. She is known for paintings in which ambiguous race relations are depicted with a graphic clarity and cartoon strip format. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and is a professor at Williams College.

Wikidata identifier

Q16002504

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, cartoonist, etcher, manufacturer, painter

ULAN identifier

500121046

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First acquired
2012

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