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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

Ebony Joe, Dox Thrash — Dox Thrash

Ebony Joe, circa 1939

The Getaway, Margo Humphrey; Tamarind Institute — Margo Humphrey; Tamarind Institute

The Getaway, 1977

Midnight Rendezvous/Night Kiss, Margo Humphrey; Tamarind Institute — Margo Humphrey; Tamarind Institute

Midnight Rendezvous/Night Kiss, 1985

The Builders: The Family, Jacob Lawrence — Jacob Lawrence

The Builders: The Family, 1974

Flag Story Quilt, Faith Ringgold; Marquetta Johnson — Faith Ringgold; Marquetta Johnson

Flag Story Quilt, 1985

Festival on the Parkway, Daniel S. Williams — Daniel S. Williams

Festival on the Parkway, 1991

American Gothic, Washington, D.C., Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

American Gothic, Washington, D.C., 1942

Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York, 1963

black children with white doll, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

black children with white doll, 1942

Man Peeking from Manhole, Harlem, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

Man Peeking from Manhole, Harlem, 1952

Muslim Boy, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

Muslim Boy, 1963

Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida, 1966

Elijah Muhammad's Daughter, Ethel Sharrieff, Chicago, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

Elijah Muhammad's Daughter, Ethel Sharrieff, Chicago, 1963

Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett — Elizabeth Catlett

Sharecropper, 1952

Self-portrait, Aaron Douglas — Aaron Douglas

Self-portrait, 1954

Man, Spirit, and Mask, Willie Cole — Willie Cole

Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999

Man, Spirit, and Mask, Willie Cole — Willie Cole

Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999

Man, Spirit, and Mask, Willie Cole — Willie Cole

Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999

Martin Luther King, Jr., John Woodrow Wilson; Center Street Studio — John Woodrow Wilson; Center Street Studio

Martin Luther King, Jr., 2002

Blackburn, Michael Sims; Lawrence Lithography Workshop; Ron Adams — Michael Sims; Lawrence Lithography Workshop; Ron Adams

Blackburn, 2002

Weary As I Can Be, Aaron Douglas; Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes — Aaron Douglas; Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes

Weary As I Can Be, 1926

On De No’thern Road, Aaron Douglas; Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes — Aaron Douglas; Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes

On De No’thern Road, 1926

Ma Bad Luck Card, Aaron Douglas; Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes — Aaron Douglas; Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes

Ma Bad Luck Card, 1926

Play De Blues, Aaron Douglas; Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes — Aaron Douglas; Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes

Play De Blues, 1926

Calling card, "Dear Friend, I am Black...", Adrian Piper — Adrian Piper

Calling card, "Dear Friend, I am Black...", circa 2001

A Vision I Can't Forget, Renée Stout; Zanatta Editions; Maurice Sanchez; Derriere L'Etoile Studios — Renée Stout; Zanatta Editions; Maurice Sanchez; Derriere L'Etoile Studios

A Vision I Can't Forget, 1999

"I think there should be more of US in this school!", Elmer Simms Campbell — Elmer Simms Campbell

"I think there should be more of US in this school!", mid 1900s

Sunday Promenade, Hale Aspacio Woodruff — Hale Aspacio Woodruff

Sunday Promenade, 1939

untitled (scenes of life), Clementine Hunter — Clementine Hunter

untitled (scenes of life), circa 1958

East Side quilt, Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin — Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin

East Side quilt, 2004–2005

The Founding of Chicago, Aaron Douglas — Aaron Douglas

The Founding of Chicago, circa 1933

untitled (dancing girls), James Van Der Zee — James Van Der Zee

untitled (dancing girls), 1928

Auto Maintenance, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

Auto Maintenance, 1940s

Pilots Gambling in Ready Room, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

Pilots Gambling in Ready Room, 1943

Jazz Storm quilt, Viola Burley Leak — Viola Burley Leak

Jazz Storm quilt, 2006

Asefi (enough daughters), Bernard Séjourné — Bernard Séjourné

Asefi (enough daughters), 1975

Sankofa, Marla A. Jackson — Marla A. Jackson

Sankofa, 2007

First Born, Marla A. Jackson — Marla A. Jackson

First Born, 1997

Occupying Wall Street - October 15, 2011, Accra Shepp — Accra Shepp

Occupying Wall Street - October 15, 2011, 2011

Occupying Wall Street - January 24, 2012, Accra Shepp — Accra Shepp

Occupying Wall Street - January 24, 2012, 2012

Frederick Douglass, Charles White — Charles White

Frederick Douglass, 1951

Calpurnia, Willie Cole; Highpoint Center for Printmaking — Willie Cole; Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Calpurnia, 2012

Bertha Mae, Willie Cole; Highpoint Center for Printmaking — Willie Cole; Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Bertha Mae, 2012

Lula Bell, Willie Cole; Highpoint Center for Printmaking — Willie Cole; Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Lula Bell, 2012

A Kiss from the Ancestors, NedRa Bonds — NedRa Bonds

A Kiss from the Ancestors, 2005

Birmingham (left, middle, right), Tamarind Institute; Toyin Ojih Odutola — Tamarind Institute; Toyin Ojih Odutola

Birmingham (left, middle, right), 2014

A Teenager With Promise, Annotated, Alexandra Bell — Alexandra Bell

A Teenager With Promise, Annotated, 2017

Marie Laveau, Ulrick Jean-Pierre — Ulrick Jean-Pierre

Marie Laveau, 2018

In the Garden, Romare Howard Bearden — Romare Howard Bearden

In the Garden, 1980

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