GCSU exhibit opens discussion about media portrayal of African Americans

  • Cedric Smith sits besides his newly finished Horsepower series. CONTRIBUTED
    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 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
    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
    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 Philade...

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