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Leander Perez

Self-taught artist Herbert Singleton fearlessly confronted social issues through his art. One example is this enamel painted wood depiction of "Leander Perez," a notorious segregationist and inflammatory orator from Plaquemines Parish.

Leander Perez

Courtesy of Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Leander Perez. Singleton, Herbert (Artist)

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Courtesy of Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Date 1992
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