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Working with October Gallery was a fulflled dream. I During my senior year of undergraduate study at
always wanted to work in some place related to the arts, Howard University, I decided that when I got a job, I
and I fnally did. I also needed to work in a place where I would collect Black art. I do not recall the specifc event
could learn something new. that triggered this decision. It could have been any of
many thought-provoking campus events and the event
I grew up in Latin America, where we have a heavy may not have even been related to the arts. Regardless, Capital Gorge Photographed by Richard Johnson
African infuence in our culture, art, music and dances, but I was awe-struck when I realized the multitude of talents
I had never experienced African-American art before, at that Black people have, when I realized I could confne my
least not so intensively. I always thought of art as a way collection to Black artists without beginning to exhaust the
to express feelings and thoughts that we cannot express menu of art forms, time periods, etc., to which we have
in words, but October Gallery has captured the feelings contributed. My collection has grown to include well-
and thoughts expressed in art of the African-American known and lesser-known artists. I don’t consider myself
community. a collector in the sense of having amassed a renowned
collection. I have a challenging career, and I am a spouse
Since I have always liked cultures and languages, for me and a rather new mom, so having such a collection isn’t
being at October Gallery was a reciprocal experience: I a part of my immediate strategy. Still, I have discovered
learned something, and I hope I left something there, too. a way to maintain my interest in Black art while balancing
other demands: I try to commemorate special events in
Elisa Bermudes my life with the acquisition of a new piece. In this way,
October Gallery Artist Coordinator when I look at the piece, I receive double the enjoyment:
Philadelphia, PA there is the beauty of the piece itself and the memory with
which I associate it.
When I got that frst job, I kept the promise I made to
myself. I discovered October Gallery, which was then
located on Lancaster Avenue, near the campus of Drexel
University. I knew nothing about art, but the gallery
staf walked me around and gave me lessons in Art 101.
They were so gracious and made exploring this area of
new interest so pleasant that easily I became a regular
at special gallery events and any other occasions, and I
dragged my friends along to see the artwork I would soon
discover.
Pam Williams
Art Collector
Baltimore, MD
Two of a Kind by Charles Bibbs and Larry “Poncho” Brown
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Working with October Gallery was a fulflled dream. I During my senior year of undergraduate study at
always wanted to work in some place related to the arts, Howard University, I decided that when I got a job, I
and I fnally did. I also needed to work in a place where I would collect Black art. I do not recall the specifc event
could learn something new. that triggered this decision. It could have been any of
many thought-provoking campus events and the event
I grew up in Latin America, where we have a heavy may not have even been related to the arts. Regardless, Capital Gorge Photographed by Richard Johnson
African infuence in our culture, art, music and dances, but I was awe-struck when I realized the multitude of talents
I had never experienced African-American art before, at that Black people have, when I realized I could confne my
least not so intensively. I always thought of art as a way collection to Black artists without beginning to exhaust the
to express feelings and thoughts that we cannot express menu of art forms, time periods, etc., to which we have
in words, but October Gallery has captured the feelings contributed. My collection has grown to include well-
and thoughts expressed in art of the African-American known and lesser-known artists. I don’t consider myself
community. a collector in the sense of having amassed a renowned
collection. I have a challenging career, and I am a spouse
Since I have always liked cultures and languages, for me and a rather new mom, so having such a collection isn’t
being at October Gallery was a reciprocal experience: I a part of my immediate strategy. Still, I have discovered
learned something, and I hope I left something there, too. a way to maintain my interest in Black art while balancing
other demands: I try to commemorate special events in
Elisa Bermudes my life with the acquisition of a new piece. In this way,
October Gallery Artist Coordinator when I look at the piece, I receive double the enjoyment:
Philadelphia, PA there is the beauty of the piece itself and the memory with
which I associate it.
When I got that frst job, I kept the promise I made to
myself. I discovered October Gallery, which was then
located on Lancaster Avenue, near the campus of Drexel
University. I knew nothing about art, but the gallery
staf walked me around and gave me lessons in Art 101.
They were so gracious and made exploring this area of
new interest so pleasant that easily I became a regular
at special gallery events and any other occasions, and I
dragged my friends along to see the artwork I would soon
discover.
Pam Williams
Art Collector
Baltimore, MD
Two of a Kind by Charles Bibbs and Larry “Poncho” Brown
119
118 119
