Michelangelo Lovelace

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Michelangelo Lovelace (1960–2021) was a self-taught artist who painted urban scenes inspired by his lifelong home, Cleveland, Ohio. He was born Michael Anthony Lovelace on June 15, 1960, and grew up in the King Kennedy public housing complex in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland. After being arrested at age 19 for selling marijuana, he was encouraged by the judge to create art.

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My Home Town

1998 · Acrylic on canvas

Unframed: 139.7 x 243.8 cm (55 x 96 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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My Home Town
1998 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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