Shotgun, Third Ward #1, 1966
John Biggers
Tempera and oil
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase made possible by Anacostia Museum, Smithsonian Institution
In Conversation: Modern African American Art
On view June 1, 2013 to September 2, 2013
Located in the: Peabody Essex Museum
Created at significant social and political moments in America, this premier collection of paintings, photographs and sculpture by 43 prominent African American artists presents conversations about art, identity and the rights of the individual. The artworks reflect an America that celebrates the multi-faceted nature of society.
In Conversation: Modern African American Art is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with generous support from Alston & Bird; Amherst Holdings, LLC; Diane and Norman Bernstein Foundation; Larry Irving and Leslie Wiley; the William R. Kenan, Jr. Endowment Fund; Clarence Otis and Jacqui Bradley; and PEPCO. The C.F. Foundation in Atlanta supports the museum's traveling exhibition program, Treasures to Go.
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