American Realist portraitist Amy Sherald showed Anderson Cooper her evocative "Ecclesia," a triptych that is much larger in scale than earlier paintings.
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Amy Sherald on "Ecclesia," her most ambitious work yet
By Will Croxton
Updated on: July 26, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News
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