Ellington-White Contemporary and the Arts Council of Fayetteville presents...
CONSERVING LEGACIES:
Past, Present and Future
The Fayetteville State Fine Art Collection
January 28 - March 5, 2022
The Arts Center, 301 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC
Free & Open For Public Viewing
In celebration of art inspired by Black History and its contributions to American artforms, CONSERVING LEGACIES: Past, Present and Future is an awe-inspiring art exhibition depicting the history and creative culture of the Black experience in America.
Featuring over eighty selected works of historical and contemporary visual artists from The Fayetteville State University Fine Art Collection, the exhibit explores the fabric of Black culture through imagery that is connected to love, jubilee, tragedy, truth, and challenges faced by people of color.
Dwight Smith
Adinkra Metaphor #1, 2017
Pastels from John Biggers, 2017
Earlie Hudnall
Girl with Flag, 1991
Eileen Montero
Hat in the Wind, 2012
Elizabeth Catlett
Black Maternity, 1959
Roots, 1981
Evangeline Montgomery
Yellow Echos, 2017
Gilda Snowden
Chair Motif, 2017
Gregory Johnson
Untitled (title unknown), 2017
John Biggers Jubilee, 1998
Harvey Johnson
Walk Around Heaven, 2000
Henry Heading
Artscape II, 2017
Henry Tolliver
Untitled Woman
Hugh Grannum
Jerome Street/Brooklyn, 1950’s
James Van Der Zee
Couple in Racoon Coats, 1932
Jasmine Murrell
Figural Reflections, 2012
Jeanne Poulet
Women in the Mist, 2012
Jide Aje
Ancestral Motifs, 2012
Jocelyn Rainey
Untitled Abstract, 2012
John Biggers
Cassava
Broken Stone, 1966
Rosa Simms, 1972
Sleeping Girl
Unfinished Painting/Untitled Study
Hazel, 2000
Family Arc, 1992
Metamorphosis III, 1992, lithograph, 35 x 25
Holy Family, 1983
Women Walking to Market, 1957
Jubilee, 1998
John Biggers|Harvey Johnson
Nubia, 2000
Juanita Anderson
Testament Dakar
Kwesi Asante
Tropical Watercolor, 2012
Lois Mailou Jones
Haiti 54, 1954
Lonnell Hurst
Whispering Among the Trees, 2012
Marvalisa Coley
Floral Motif, 2012
Nefertiti Goodman
Getting Fixed to Look Pretty, 1978
Oggi Ogburn
The Mentor, 2012
Oni Akilah
Steps —Senegal, 2012
Paul Goodnight
Two Girls Looking
Untitled (three females)
Untitled
Raymond Wells
Night Reflections, 2017
Renee Stout
Man Possessed, 2017
Robbie Best
Untitled, 2012
Saffell Gardner
Untitled African Motif, 2012
Samella Lewis
Portrait of a Woman, 2017
Senghor Reid
Deep Crimson, 2010
Hands Over the City, 2011
The Ruling Class, 2017
Shirley Woodson
Family Album, 2017
Sonya Clark
The Important Thing, 2006
Tanya Murphy Dodd
Weathered
Valerie Fair
Katrina, 2017
Walter Williams
Butterfly’s, 1962
Margarite, A/P, 1961
Harvest, A/P, 1963
William Tolliver
Pickin’ Cotton
Learning to Play
Pas De Deux
Willis Bing Davis
Voices From the Ancestors, 2015
Ancestral Spirit Dance #580, 2017
ARTISTS IN THE FSU FINE ART COLLECTION
Adger Cowans
Gordon Parks
Albert Chong
Between Realities
Anita Bates
Untitled Abstract, 2012
Anthony Barboza
Dream Weaver, 2001
Ben Jones
Praise Series, 2017
Bill Sanders
Brain Noise
Fortitude, 2017
Brenda Stroud
Self Portrait, 2012
Carole Morisseau
Port-au-Prince, 2012
Charles White
Joven, 1946
Christopher Batten
Portrait of a Male Figure, 2012
Clarissa Sligh
Progress, 2017
Damien Mathis
Augusta Savage, 2020
Danny Simmons
Cluster, 2017
David C. Driskell
Malcolm X, 2017
Deborah Willis
Eatonville Sign, 2009
Carrie and the Mirror in Eatonville, 2009
Prepping for Saturday Night, 2009
Stylist With his Red Car, Eatonville, 2009
Self Portrait in a Salon
Intellectual and cultural validation is a powerful enlightenment tool resulting in a much broader scope of critical thinking and analyzing works of art.
Acknowledging how Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play a vital role in recognizing, collecting, and preserving the works of Black artists and other artists of color, these institutions are credited for continuing the historical narrative highlighting the value and importance that HBCU collections have towards expanding Black American art across many generations. Over 17 HBCUs across the U.S. have museums, historical sites, or art galleries on their campuses that hold some of the world’s most fascinating pieces of art, tell the story of important African American educators and leaders, and secure the rich historical testimonies of African American art and culture.
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