Feedback: White privilege in art museums runs deep
Regarding “2020 Compels Art Museums to Answer: Are We Racist?” by Carolina A. Miranda [Oct. 25]: Sadly, the white privilege that is inherent in art museums runs deep. A few years ago, I required students in my college art class to visit a major local museum.
One student, a young Latinx woman, approached me after class with a question: “Am I allowed to go there?”
I was stunned. After reassuring her that she would be welcome, I realized that question was a very real demonstration that we as a society have failed.
Clearly, the world of art and culture that I value is not equally inviting to all.
Dennis Reed
Glendale
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The community most underserved by art museums in Southern California is Salvadoran Americans. Though they number about 400,000 in the Los Angeles area, and have a complex and sophisticated art culture, local art museums appear to