Peter Williams, Painter Who Explored Black America’s Past and Present, Has Died at 69

Peter Williams, a genre-bending painter who explored the past and present of Black America through surreal narratives, has died at 69. Luis De Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, which represents the artist, said that Williams passed away on August 16 following complications from a long illness.
Williams’s prolific practice was guided by his strong moral and political convictions, and addressed issues from mass incarceration to slavery and unequal wealth distribution. Working an Afrofuturist sty