A long-neglected 86-year-old work of art at a Brooklyn NYCHA complex has been restored to its former glory — and is now worthy of the Smithsonian, according to its champions.

The stunning 80-foot-long concrete frieze, “Exodus and Dance,” was created in 1939 and installed in front of the Kingsborough Houses in the Weeksville section of Crown Heights — home to one of the nation’s first free black communities — two years later. 5

The historic treasure’s etched reliefs depict biblical imagery and dance motifs to convey “spirituality, community and joy,” proponents said.

It was created by renowned Harlem Renaissance-era sculptor Richmond Barthé, whose work has been featured in the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

But despite community pride surrounding

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