The Recent Sale of Amy Sherald’s ‘Welfare Queen’ Symbolizes the Urgent Need for Resale Royalties and Economic Equity for Artists

Amy Sherald, Welfare Queen (2012). Photo courtesy of Phillips.

Amy Sherald, Welfare Queen (2012). Photo courtesy of Phillips. This past Wednesday, November 17, a regal portrait by the celebrated artist Amy Sherald sold for $3.9 million, double its $1.2 million-to-$1.8 million estimate, in the 20th-century and contemporary evening sale at Phillips New York. Welfare Queen (2012), listed in […]

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