The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African-American Art: Works on Paper

The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African-American Art: Works on Paper
In the Amon Carter Museum (Fort Worth, Texas)
June 6–August 23, 2009
The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African-American Art: Works on Paper

See the works of more than fifty African-American artists from the late 1800s to the early years of this century. Drawn from one of the most esteemed private collections of works by African-American artists, this special exhibition features over ninety works by such luminaries as Elizabeth Catlett, William H. Johnson, and Charles White.
The 1960s and early 1970s saw the rise of politically motivated and African-inspired themes. Drawn from the artists’ experiences, subjects range from racism and its related hardships to family, music, and religion. Works by living artists Elizabeth Catlett, Margo Humphrey, Whitfield Lovell, and Alison Saar vividly capture and convey the profound social milieu of these years.
The Kelleys have been collecting since the mid-1980s, when they saw the exhibition Hidden Heritage: Afro-American Art, 1800–1950 at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Realizing they did not recognize any of the artists’ names, they vowed to educate themselves about this aspect of their heritage and built a collection to advance the legacy of African-American art.
http://www.cartermuseum.org/exhibitions/the-harmon-and-harriet-kelley-collection-of-african-american-art-works-on-paper