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This early landscape depicts the refined cottages of Dorchester, a wealthy Boston suburb frequented by the patrons Bannister hoped to attract. The painting reveals how he strategically worked within upper-class visual tastes to secure recognition and…

This painting operates on both an aesthetic and a symbolic level. On the surface, Approaching Storm is a technical study of shifting weather, featuring Bannister’s characteristic atmospheric depth. But within the context of Black art history, the…

This pastoral scene shows Bannister’s talent with rhythm, light, and his sensitivity to the labour of everyday life. His inclusion of working figures disrupts the idealized landscapes popular in his era, and he inserts lived working-class experience…

This painting depicts a calm oak grove with Bannister’s characteristic atmospheric depth. Though seemingly simple, it reflects his commitment to claiming legitimate space within the landscape tradition dominated by white artists. Its inclusion…