![Gallery view of 'Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers' at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, from 17 March – 18 June 2023, showing Ralph Griffin, Eagle (1988) Gallery view of 'Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers' at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, from 17 March – 18 June 2023, showing Ralph Griffin, Eagle (1988)](https://d1inegp6v2yuxm.cloudfront.net/royal-academy/image/upload/c_fill,cs_tinysrgb,dn_72,f_auto,fl_progressive.keep_iptc,w_1280,h_720,ar_16:9/gq6alnzrvhuuixjilmry.jpg)
Video: unboxing 'Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers'
Published on 13 March 2023
Watch our team install composite sculptures and precious quilts as we prepare for our latest exhibition.
From quilts made out of recycled fabric to a bald eagle crafted from a root and driftwood, watch our team prepare the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries for Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers. This exhibition celebrates the unique artistic traditions forged by Black artists from the American South.
![Thornton Dial, Stars of Everything (detail) Thornton Dial, Stars of Everything (detail)](https://d1inegp6v2yuxm.cloudfront.net/royal-academy/image/upload/c_fill,cs_tinysrgb,dn_72,f_auto,fl_progressive.keep_iptc,w_708,h_398,ar_16:9/ateh8jcn3m3lftk036dw.png)
Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers
Discover the Black artists from the Southeastern United States who created some of the most spectacular and ingenious works of the last century.