Recent Jacob Lawerence acquistions were made by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
For 2019 Updates, this is an OPEN CALL TO identify Black Art in Metro Boston for readers of this page. TELL US ABOUT IT.
Your suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Insert: Spring 2019. Alicia Keyes appeared at the Cooper Gallery of African and Afro American Art in Harvard Square with her photographic collection. She collects Gordon Parks. His work is on exhibit until Summer. Visit the Cooper Gallery. https://coopergallery.fas.harvard.edu/
Admission is free and open to the general public.
From a 2016 exhibit. WOVEN ARK plus more
You’ll see work from Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui (a 2015 recipient of the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement), American conceptual artist Glenn Ligon, Namibian woodcutter John Muafangejo, Kenyan mixed-media artist Grace Ndiritu, and four pieces from British-Liberian conceptual artist Lina Viktor.Pieces from the Cooper Gallery’s permanent collection include a “Soundsuit” from visual and performance artist Nick Cave, “Six by Six” – a painting by mixed-media artist Peter Sacks from his “Aftermath” series, and a “Food Faerie” sculpture by British-Nigerian contemporary artist Yinka Shonibare. The exhibition also includes a special installation of legacy textiles and hats from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum selected by architect David Adjaye. Additional loans come from The Bronx Museum of the Arts and Jack Shainman Gallery.
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Roxbury – the National Center for Afro-American artists
Roxbury – Dudley Square, Uphram’s Corner, all over the hood.
Boston – the Museum of Fine Art acquired Jacob Lawerence and others
