In the early 1990s, Ronald Lockett visited the contemporary art collection of Lenore and Burton Gold in Atlanta. He admired the work of many of the artists he encountered there, including that of Anselm Kiefer, who inspired him to incorporate found images into his art—such as this photograph of an eagle protecting her nest. This piece was recently featured in the exhibition Art AIDS America at the Zuckerman Museum of Art, the first time Lockett’s art has been shown within the broader framework of contemporary art rather than specifically through the lens of folk/self-taught/vernacular art.