Bill and Anthony is a portrait of a father and son that Alfred Conteh met one afternoon in a park. Bill told Conteh that he has partial custody of Anthony, and splits his time between California and Georgia. He said he does the very best he can for his son when he’s in his care. He exposes him to culture and everything a kid his age should have access to in order to have a fun, fulfilled, happy childhood. One of the largest works in the exhibition, the portrait shows Bill in a confident, strong stance, wearing jeans and crocs. Anthony is wearing Adidas, and clearly trusts his dad. “It’s just feel-good stuff, a typical fall day on the streets of Atlanta,” says Conteh. “For whatever reason there is this internal and external myth inside and outside the Black community that Black men aren’t fathers. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Black fathers do exist, and Black men do take care of their children. To me, Bill and Anthony are a bright spot in all the mess that’s going on. I wanted to make sure that this image is one of the taller, bolder, and more visible works in the exhibition because it runs counter to the myth of Black fathers and Black men not being a pillar in their children’s lives.”