Kerry James Marshall: A Counter-Archive of Black Experience Kerry James Marshall, born in Birmingham, Alabama on October 17, 1955, is a towering figure in contemporary American art. His career, spanning decades and encompassing painting, prints, and public installations, has fundamentally challenged conventional notions of representation within the Western artistic canon. More than simply depicting Black figures, Marshall constructs a “counter-archive,” as he himself terms it – a deliberate effort to reclaim agency and visibility for African Americans historically marginalized in art history…