The Hewitt Collection (African-American Art) in San Francisco
Thursday 11.20.2008 @ 1:00pm
Venue:
Museum of the African Diaspora (click here for venue details)
The Hewitt Collection of African-American Art, One of the Most Important Collections of its Kind, On View at Museum of the African Diaspora
October 17, 2008 through January 11, 2009
The Museum of African Diaspora and Bank of America today announced that the exhibition The Hewitt Collection of African-American Art will open on October 17. The exhibition consists of 54 two-dimensional works of art by 20 artists from the Hewitt Collection, regarded as one of the most significant collections of African-American art of the 20th century.
Th exhibition consists of works by renowned artists including Romare Bearden, regarded as one of the greatest American artists of his generation; Henry Ossawa Tanner, one of the first African-American artists to achieve acclaim in both America and Europe; Elizabeth Catlett; Jonathan Green; Jacob Lawrence; Ann Tanksley; and Hale Woodruff.
The Hewitt Collection is Part of the Bank of America Art Collection,
One of the World’s Largest and Most Significant Corporate Art Collections
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