A Decade of Tradition
This exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art honored the decade since the original 100 gift donation from Larry and Brenda Thompson to the Georgia Museum of Art by bringing together works from that original gift and new works added to the Thompson Collection in the past ten years. This included works from Moe Brooker, Kevin Cole, Larry Walker, Jewel Simon, Jack White, and Lee Ransaw, among others. Together, they emphasize the diverse styles of African American art over time and its place in the permanent collection at the Georgia Museum of Art. As part of this project, I helped Dr. Shawnya Harris select works from the permanent collection to display, wrote and edited exhibition labels, and collaborated on gallery layout. It is on display as part of the permanent wing beginning June 11, 2022, and will be part of a rotation honoring the tenth anniversary of the Thompsons' gift until July 3, 2023.
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Images from the Exhibition
Left to Right: Lee Ransaw, Mayors Mask Ball (GMOA 2011.599); Benny Andrews, Sinner Man (GMOA 2012.110); Vertis Hayes, Juke Joint (GMOA 2012.126); Hartwell Yeargans, The Folk Singer (GMOA 2012.155)
Left to Right: Larry Walker, Search Through Time (GMOA 2012.153); Joseph Delaney, Woman in Stripped Dress (GMOA 2011.585)
Kevin E. Cole, Seeking Blessing I (GMOA 2020.13)
Left to Right: William T. Williams, Delta Blues (GMOA 2011.608) (top); Moe A. Booker, Toogaloo III (GMOA 2011.579) (bottom); Joyce Wellman, Mutual 3, 5, 7 (GMOA 2011. 606)
Left to Right: Kevin E. Cole, Seeking Blessing I (GMOA 2020.13); David C. Driskell, Masks (GMOA 2012.121); Louis Delsarte, The Gift (GMOA 2012.120); William T. Williams, Delta Blues (GMOA 2011.608) (top); Moe A. Booker, Toogaloo III (GMOA 2011.579) (bottom); Joyce Wellman, Mutual 3, 5, 7 (GMOA 2011. 606)
Left to Right: Mildred Thompson, String Theory VI (GMOA 2012.152); Jack H. White, Dark Matters and Entropy (GMOA 2011.607)
Left to Right: Mildred Thompson, String Theory VI (GMOA 2012.152); Jack H. White, Dark Matters and Entropy (GMOA 2011.607); Kevin E. Cole, Seeking Blessing I (GMOA 2020.13); David C. Driskell, Masks (GMOA 2012.121); Louis Delsarte, The Gift (GMOA 2012.120)
Lee Ransaw, Mayors Mask Ball (GMOA 2011.599)
Jack H. White, Dark Matters and Entropy (GMOA 2011.607)