
Jean-François Boclé, “Tears of Bananaman” (2009-12), 300 kg of bananas carved by the artist on a wood base, 330 x 13 x 25 cm (all images courtesy the artists and curators)
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Jean-François Boclé, “Tears of Bananaman” (2009-12), 300 kg of bananas carved by the artist on a wood base, 330 x 13 x 25 cm (all images courtesy the artists and curators)

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Sidney Poitier’s Academy Award for the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field” made him the first Black performer to win in the best-actor category. He rose to prominence when the civil rights movement was beginning to make headway in the United States.Credit…Sam Falk/The New York Times