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Exhibition

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

Kate Meyer, curator

https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/spencer-projects/3330

This grouping highlights work by Black artists in the collection. We believe in the power of art to tell stories, connect people, and create change.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Dox Thrash (1893–1965), Ebony Joe

Margo Humphrey (born 1942); Tamarind Institute (founded 1970), The Getaway

Margo Humphrey (born 1942); Tamarind Institute (founded 1970), Midnight Rendezvous/Night Kiss

Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), The Builders: The Family

Marquetta Johnson (active late 1900s); Faith Ringgold (1930–2024), Flag Story Quilt

Daniel S. Williams (born 1942), Festival on the Parkway

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), American Gothic, Washington, D.C.

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), black children with white doll

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Man Peeking from Manhole, Harlem

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Muslim Boy

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Elijah Muhammad's Daughter, Ethel Sharrieff, Chicago

Elizabeth Catlett (1919–2012), Sharecropper

Aaron Douglas (1899–1979), Self-portrait

Willie Cole (born 1955), Man, Spirit, and Mask

Willie Cole (born 1955), Man, Spirit, and Mask

Willie Cole (born 1955), Man, Spirit, and Mask

John Woodrow Wilson (1922–2015); Center Street Studio (founded 1984), Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ron Adams (1934–2020); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Blackburn

Aaron Douglas (1899–1979); Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes (1902–1967), Weary As I Can Be

Aaron Douglas (1899–1979); Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes (1902–1967), On De No’thern Road

Aaron Douglas (1899–1979); Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes (1902–1967), Ma Bad Luck Card

Aaron Douglas (1899–1979); Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes (1902–1967), Play De Blues

Adrian Piper (born 1948), Calling card, "Dear Friend, I am Black..."

Renée Stout (born 1958); Zanatta Editions (1996–present); Maurice Sanchez (circa 1900s); Derriere L'Etoile Studios, A Vision I Can't Forget

Elmer Simms Campbell (1906–1971), "I think there should be more of US in this school!"

Hale Aspacio Woodruff (1900–1980), Sunday Promenade

Clementine Hunter (1886–1988), untitled (scenes of life)

Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1951), East Side quilt

Aaron Douglas (1899–1979), The Founding of Chicago

James Van Der Zee (1886–1983), untitled (dancing girls)

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Auto Maintenance

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Pilots Gambling in Ready Room

Viola Burley Leak (born 1944), Jazz Storm quilt

Bernard Séjourné (1947–1994), Asefi (enough daughters)

Marla A. Jackson (born 1952), Sankofa

Marla A. Jackson (born 1952), First Born

Accra Shepp (born 1962), Occupying Wall Street - October 15, 2011

Accra Shepp (born 1962), Occupying Wall Street - January 24, 2012

Charles White (1918–1979), Frederick Douglass

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Calpurnia

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Bertha Mae

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Lula Bell

NedRa Bonds (born 1948), A Kiss from the Ancestors

Tamarind Institute (founded 1970); Toyin Ojih Odutola (born 1985), Birmingham (left, middle, right)

Alexandra Bell (born 1983), A Teenager With Promise, Annotated

Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Marie Laveau

Romare Howard Bearden (1911–1988), In the Garden

Events

June 3, 2020

Activity

Black Lives Matter

9:00–10:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art

June 19, 2020

Activity

Black Lives Matter

9:00–10:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art