Self-Taught Black Artists in the American South

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This exhibition presents the work of 13 Black self-taught artists from the American South. It highlights excellent examples from the Mennello Museum’s permanent collection alongside the 2023 acquisition of works from the Polk Museum of Art. Works by Mary Proctor, Alyne Harris, Purvis Young, Jesse Aaron, and Mose Toliver are among the paintings and sculptures complemented and contextualized by the acquisition from the Polk Museum of Art. Additional artists include Nellie Mae Rowe, Clementine Hunter, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, and more.

Purvis Young Heads Above the Street painting

When

  • Friday, January 26, 2024 | 10:30 AM - Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 04:30 PM

Location

Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton Street, Orlando, FL, 32803, View Map

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