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Noel Hodnett’s paintings are in “every national collection” in his native South Africa, including the South African National Gallery. After he emigrated to Vancouver in 1997, he was represented by …
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Anschutz Entertainment Group, which sent treasures from King Tut’s tomb around the world without apparent mishap, operates the Grammy Museum and runs the current touring exhibition, “America I Am: The …
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Klingbiel’s abstract paintings and large-scale woodblocks are characterized by vivid gestural strokes that are densely layered. Much of his aesthetic is rooted in the New York School (Willem de Kooning …
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Whether or not they call it home, African-American artists of the past century have repeatedly explored their ties to the South. This region may appear in their art as a …
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The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University presents the exhibition, Promises of Freedom: Selections from the Arthur Primas Collection, on display in the Bill L. Harbert …
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When San Francisco film collector and historian Richard Prelinger brought his “Lost Landscapes of Detroit” program to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit last year, he was surprised that more …
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From Roll Hardy and Lillian Pitt to Kara Walker and Romare Bearden, November’s art scene swings into heavy action with tonight’s First Thursday openings. But as much variety and provocation …
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An iconic painting that has most recently been on display at the White House was transported by truck from Washington this week and uncrated Tuesday morning at the Dayton Art …
A crowd of movers and shakers was exiting an event at the White House during the Clinton administration. Among them was Wayne State University President Irving Reid. As Reid was …
Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) recently acquired two major collections related to African American art and art history: the papers of the late internationally recognized artist …
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On Thursday, November 3, The Little Theatre and Community Darkroom will present “Positive Negatives,” a documentary about photographer David Johnson, Ansel Adams’ first African-American student at the California School of …
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The daughter of a black father and an American Indian mother, she became famous during the 19th century as an expatriate artist living in Rome. And now she’s in the …
Continue reading “Cleveland Museum of Art acquires a hitherto unknown masterpiece by Edmonia Lewis”
A large collection of photographs and paintings, including many by emerging African-American artists, will be sold at an IRS auction later this month after being seized from a prominent Birmingham …