Unapologetic Faces

Speechless America

The silence a nation keeps

Format
Framed Artwork
Edition
limited to one collector edition
Size
18 × 24 in
Price
$1,600.00
Visible image area13.4 × 19.5 in

What you're acquiring

One collector edition of this artwork is available in the format and size listed above. Corey Wesley's signature is printed on the artwork. An artist's archive proof is retained for documentation, display, and marketing and is never offered for sale.

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Format
Framed Artwork
Edition
limited to one collector edition
Size
18 × 24 in
Price
$1,600.00
Visible image area13.4 × 19.5 in
As featured inHarlem World · New York Weekly · Brown Style

There are things a whole country cannot find the words for.

Speechless America is about the silence a nation keeps when the truth is visible but still goes unanswered. The face has stopped waiting for permission to be heard.

Related works: American Divide, American Paradox, Fragmented Promises, Speechless America, and No Comment belong in the same conversation. American Divide shows the fracture. American Paradox holds the promise and the betrayal at the same time. Fragmented Promises deals with what remains when those promises break. Speechless America confronts the silence that follows when the truth is visible but still goes unanswered. No Comment turns silence into a choice.

This collector-edition framed work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen. It is signed and documented with a certificate of authenticity.

18 × 24 framed work. Museum-quality matte paper, matted, in a black Ayous wood frame from renewable forests. Acrylite front protector rather than glass, so there is nothing to shatter. Ready to hang, hanging hardware included. No additional framing required. Signed on the front by Corey Wesley. Signed certificate of authenticity included.

After purchase: The collector receives an order confirmation, production updates, shipping and tracking information, and delivery follow-up. Milton Wes Art issues the signed certificate of authenticity approximately 30 days after delivery.
Production: After acquisition, Milton Wes Art's trusted production partner produces the physical work and ships it directly to the collector.
Shipping: Included. Ships to the 50 U.S. states and Canada. Canadian buyers are responsible for duties and import taxes. Estimated delivery is 7 to 9 calendar days from the order date. Dates are estimates, not guarantees. Tracking is provided when the work ships.
Installation: Framed and gallery-finished. Hardware included. Ready to hang.
Care: Wipe with a clean, dry cloth. Avoid direct sunlight and moisture.
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Gallery-finished and ready to display.
Each work is signed and permanently archived upon acquisition. The Certificate of Authenticity is the permanent record of that acquisition and documents the work, the collector, and the acquisition date. It is mailed under separate cover within 30 days of delivery. One collector edition is available. Corey retains an artist's archive proof for documentation, display, and marketing. The archive proof is never offered for sale.

MEET THE ARTIST

Corey Wesley is a Harlem-based contemporary artist and founder of Milton Wes Art. His work examines identity, recognition, vulnerability, and the cost of being seen.

MEET COREY WESLEY

Faces tell a story before we even say a word. This is my creative expression of the human face and the emotions we all experience.

HARLEM, NEW YORK
From the debut exhibition

Our Faces Tell a Story Before We Even Say a Word

Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen
Bernie Wohl Center at Goddard Riverside · New York City · March 2026

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