Celebrate Black History Month at the Spencer Museum
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
Celebrate Black History Month at the Spencer Museum
Erin Suh Bolton, curator
All galleries, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Learn about artworks by celebrated African American artists, global works from Africa, and works exploring social justice. Use this guide for our 4th floor galleries, and discover more works by visiting the Print Room during Walk-in Welcome Fridays in February to learn about African American artists and history in our collection. Visit the Print Room Fridays, 1-4 pm. February 6 Gordon Parks, February 13 Aaron Douglas, February 20 Marion Palfi, February 27 Kara Walker.
Works of art

Frederick John Eversley (1941–2025)
1970

Augusta Savage (1892–1962)
circa 1939–1940

Clementine Hunter (1886–1988)
circa 1958

unrecorded Oyo artist
early-mid 1900s

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist
circa 1950

unrecorded Yoruba artist
mid 1900s

unrecorded Yoruba artist
mid 1900s

unrecorded Yoruba artist
late 1800s–1969

unrecorded Yoruba artist
late 1800s–1969

unrecorded Yoruba artist
late 1800s–1969

unrecorded Yoruba artist
late 1800s–1993