ARTISTS
Ancestry and Innovation: African American Art from the American Folk Art Museum
09 May, 2009 - 12 Jul, 2009
This exhibition features textiles, paintings, works on paper, and sculpture by contemporary African American artists. From vibrant quilts and weathervanes to provocative assemblages and paintings, this wide-ranging exhibition explores the artistic expressions of self-taught artists from the rural South and the urban North.
Ancestry and Innovation includes works of art by an elder generation of creators, such as David Butler, Sam Doyle, Bessie Harvey, and Clementine Hunter; by contemporary masters such as Thornton Dial, Sr. and Thornton Dial, Jr.; and by emerging artists such as Kevin Sampson and Willie LeRoy Elliot. The ongoing contribution of African American artists to the kaleidoscope of American cultural and visual experience is the core of the exhibition.
This exhibition features textiles, paintings, works on paper, and sculpture by contemporary African American artists. From vibrant quilts and weathervanes to provocative assemblages and paintings, this wide-ranging exhibition explores the artistic expressions of self-taught artists from the rural South and the urban North.
Ancestry and Innovation includes works of art by an elder generation of creators, such as David Butler, Sam Doyle, Bessie Harvey, and Clementine Hunter; by contemporary masters such as Thornton Dial, Sr. and Thornton Dial, Jr.; and by emerging artists such as Kevin Sampson and Willie LeRoy Elliot. The ongoing contribution of African American artists to the kaleidoscope of American cultural and visual experience is the core of the exhibition.
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Sunday
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
2301 Kentmere Parkway Wilmington, DE, USA 19806
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