GCSU exhibit opens discussion about media portrayal of African Americans
Cedric Smith sits besides his newly finished Horsepower series. CONTRIBUTED
Jockey Cigars represents what an advertisement may have looked like for a jockey that had the endorsement of a cigar company. CONTRIBUTED
Jockey Red Cap is an oil painting depicting an African American jockey relaxing by a green plain seen outside his window. CONTRIBUTED
This untitled oil painting pictures a stoic jockey standing in front of their powerful horse. CONTRIBUTED
Macon artist Cedric Smith debuted his Horsepower Exhibit Jan. 12, in the Leland Gallery inside Ennis Hall at Georgia College & State University.
“My art is a teachable moment,” said Smith. “I like to think of it as a visual of American history, where my audience can see potential and may discover something they want to do or would enjoy.”
Smith grew up in Philadelphia in the 1970s and now reside…
