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Yet Still We Rise: African-American Art in Cleveland and Columbus 1920-1970
July 31 – October 18, 1997
Yet Still We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland and Columbus 1920-1970 is the region’s first comprehensive presentation of the African American visual art heritage of Cleveland and Columbus. The exhibition is a showcase of art and artists during a period of significant change in the lives of African American people and helps fill a gap in the history of art in Ohio. The work of more than 30 African American artists will be on view at the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery. Click here for more information on Yet Still We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland and Columbus 1920-1970.
How about a quick tour of some of the works that were on display?!?
There are 21 images contained within this archive which are intended for personal/educational use only. These images bear a 1997 photographic copyright which belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. Therefore, they are not in the public domain.
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Elmer W. Brown,
Gandy Dancer's Gal,
oil on canvas, 24" x 32 " , 1941, courtesy of ClevelandArtists Foundation, Gift
of the Elmer E. Brown Estate |
Elmer W. Brown,
Ol' Peckerwood,
linocut, 7.25" x 9.75" 1934, courtesy of Karamu House |
James "Jim" Brown,
Karamu Dancer,
photograph, 9.25" x 7.25", 1950's, courtesy of the Western Reserve Historical
Society |
Malcom M. Brown,
Untitled,
watercolor, collage, 16.5" x 28.5" c. 1968 courtesy of Shiela N. & Frederic
E. Markowitz |
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George Bryant,
Gwendolyn,
photograph, 5.5" x 9.5", 1931 courtesy of George Bryant, Jr. |
Fred Carlo,
The Flats,
linocut, 6" x 9", 1930, courtesy of Cleveland State University, The Jellifee
Collection |
Allen E. Cole,
Sorilla & L. Pearl Brooks,
photograph, 9.5" x 7.5", c. 1944, courtesy of Western Reserve Historical
Society, Allen E. Cole Collection |
Ed Colston,
Silent Talk,
oil and acrylic on canvas, 36" x 37", 1968, courtesy B. Toles |
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Matthew Dunlop,
Loving,
photograph, 12" x 10.75", 1958, courtesy of the artist |
James "Jimmy" Gayle,
Garrett Morgan,
photograph, 9.25" x 7.25", 1950's, courtesy of Gina Gayle |
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