Kerry James Marshall on P. Diddy's $21 Million USD Purchase of His Painting

Earlier this May, P. Diddy made a record-breaking $21 million USD purchase of Kerry James Marshall's painting entitled Past Times during Sotheby's New York auction. It's the highest price ever paid for the work of a living African-American artist, as per Artnet. Diddy had a private preview of the painting before it hit the auction block. Altogether, the sale not only helps increase the monetary value of Marshall's entire body of work, but it also signals the rise of African American collectors. ...