Feature story on the versatile and critical work of alum Hank Willis Thomas

December 17, 2019

Learn about the importance of Hank Willis Thomas's work (MA Visual Criticism, MFA Photography 2003), which excavates and comments on America's inequities through public art, photography, sculpture, and video.

Hank Willis Thomas,The Cotton Bowl, 2011, digital c-print. Courtesy Hank Willis Thomas.
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