And Still We Rise

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

And Still We Rise
And Still We Rise
Galleries 315 and 316, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

In summer 2017, the Spencer Museum will host the national touring exhibition And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations, which offers an evocative depiction of nearly four centuries of African American history through the powerful medium of narrative quilts. Developed by the Cincinnati Museum Center and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, And Still We Rise explores key events and pressing social issues through hand-crafted quilts in a female-dominated art medium, allowing the works to bear witness to perspectives that written history has often neglected. The Spencer Museum venue will display approximately 38 quilts in two galleries, accompanied by a 200-page book and extensive programming. Much acclaimed at prior venues, this touring exhibition will offer visitors the opportunity to experience vibrant works from across the United States that celebrate the triumph of the human spirit within African American culture.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Carolyn Crump, 20 and Odd
Carolyn Crump
2012
Valarie Pratt Poitier, 240 Million African Slaves Ago
Valarie Pratt Poitier
2012
Carole Gary Staples, A Letter from Phillis
Carole Gary Staples
2012
Arlene Kweli Jones, Repatriation
Arlene Kweli Jones
2012
Gwendolyn Aqui, Life Scene
Gwendolyn Aqui
2012
April (Anue) Shipp, An Open Book to Freedom
April (Anue) Shipp
2012
Renee Allen, Juneteenth
Renee Allen
2012
Gloria Kellon, The Undaunted Buffalo Soldier
Gloria Kellon
2012
Latifah Shakir, Madame C.J. Walker
Latifah Shakir
2012
Sharon Kerry-Harlan, United
Sharon Kerry-Harlan
2012
Marion Coleman, Her Heart Was in the Clouds
Marion Coleman
2012
Sherise Marie Wright, Far Into the Night: The Weary Blues
Sherise Marie Wright
2012
Laura R. Gadson, Mammy's Golden Legacy
Laura R. Gadson
2012
Glenda Richardson, Paul Robeson as Othello on Broadway
Glenda Richardson
2012
Myrah Brown Green, My Foundation
Myrah Brown Green
2012–2013
Sandra Noble, The Little Rock Nine
Sandra Noble
2012
Ed Johnetta Miller, Sit-in
Ed Johnetta Miller
2012
Rachel D. K. Clark, The Advocate
Rachel D. K. Clark
2012
Cynthia H. Catlin, The Beginning of Social Justice
Cynthia H. Catlin
2012
Charlotte Hunter, Smarter than a 5th Grader
Charlotte Hunter
2013
Kelly D. Davis, Invisible Man
Kelly D. Davis
2012
Jim S. Smoote II, American Negro Art: An Album
Jim S. Smoote II
2012

Events

September 16, 2017
Activity
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 316, Dolph Simons Family Gallery