"ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY: COMPLEXITY OF BLACK ART" | Group Exhibition

Stella Jones Gallery

201 St. Charles Ave

January 4 – February 28, 2020

ROMARE

BEARDEN

Falling Star

litogrpah

18h x 21.5w in

BENNY

ANDREWS

Blues Player

etching

30w x 22h in

CEY

ADAMS

AMERICAN FLAG NOLA II

collage on panel

46 x 24 x 4 in

ELIZABETH

CATLETT

Turban

lithogrpah

22h x 15w in

FAITH

RINGGOLD

MLK (Letters from a Birmingham Jail)

serigrpah

16.5h x 20.5w in

HUGIE

LEE-SMITH

The Platform

oil on canvas

22h x 32w in

JEFF

COOK

Carnival (Light)

mixed media on paper

12h x 30w in

JEFF

COOK

Carnival (Dark)

mixed media on paper

12h x 30w in

MICHAEL D.

HARRIS

Nana

mixed media on linen

52h x 42w in

NELSON

STEVENS

Spirit Sister

serigraph

22h x 22w in

Press Release

With this exhibition Stella Jones Gallery will highlight some of the important black artists of the 20th Century, featuring a rich cross section whose narratives and varying approaches have shaped what it means to be a black artist in contemporary America.

With over 30 men and women artists of the African Diaspora, themes include the exploration of social conditions, segregation, disfranchisement, heroes and heroines, everyday life and more in varying mediums and formats. While there is no universal approach to the ongoing conversation of black culture and identity, many of these artists rely heavily on motifs and themes specific to African Americans.