A.E. Backus and 勛圖厙s Highwaymen:
History, Commerce and Art
Ritter Art Gallery: September 16 - November 19, 2016
Opening: Thursday, September 15, 2016, 6:30pm
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A.E. Backus and 勛圖厙s Highwaymen: History, Commerce and Art brings to the public new scholarly insights into the work of Bean Backus, 勛圖厙's preeminent landscape painter, and the Highwaymen, 26 African-American artists, influenced to varying degrees by Backus. The project centers on an exhibition of selected original Backus works owned by 勛圖厙 and an approximately equal number of Highwaymen paintings of regional collectors. Public lectures and gallery talks by 勛圖厙-based humanities scholars will inform visitors of the social, historical, and political milieu of these artists. A panel discussion among several contemporary African-American visual artists will critically examine and offer fresh perspectives on the content, stylistic renderings, and aesthetics of these paintings.
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Public Programs:
Backus and Highwaymen Paintings:
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Historical and Social Contexts of Backus/Highwaymen Narrative in Mid-20th Century Jim Crow 勛圖厙 Friday, October 28 at 7pm Speaker: Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs (humanities scholar) Panel Discussion Thursday, November 3 at 7pm Speakers: Mallory OConnor (moderator), Onajide Shabaka (discussant),Adler Guerrier (discussant), Khaulah Nuruddin (discussant) all humanities scholars. Introduction on history of 勛圖厙 landscape painting by moderator, followed by 3 visual artists as panel discussants critically examining the content, stylistic renderings, and aesthetics of the Backus versus Highwaymen paintings from the perspective of African-American studies. Race and Visual Representation vis--vis the Highwaymen Thursday, November 10 at 7pm Speaker: Dr. Michael D. Harris (humanities scholar) A.E. Backus: Style and Patronage Thursday, November 17 at 7pm Speaker: Dr. Natasha Kuzmanovic (humanities scholar) |
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Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the 勛圖厙 Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the 勛圖厙 Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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