Exhibitions
New Jerusalem , c. 1957–1974
Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900–1980)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Acrylic and/or tempera on metal lid
American Folk Art Museum, gift of Bliss Carnochan in honor of Gerard C. Wertkin, American Folk Art Museum director (1991–2004), 2004.7.1
Baby Jesus and Three Wise Men, c. 1960
Clementine Hunter (1886/1887-1988)
Melrose Plantation, Natchitoches, LA
Oil on board
17 x 25”
Collection of American Folk Art Museum, New York
Gift of Robert L. Marcus Family, 1999.21.1
Bessie Harvey Black
Rider of Revelation, 1985
Paint and mixed media on wood
American Folk Art Museum
William H. Johnson
I Baptize Thee, 1940
Oil on Burlap, 38 1/8 x 45 1/2 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. 1967.59.977
William Edmonson
Preacher, 1935
Limestone, 23 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 8 in.
Frank H. McLung Museum The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Sargent Johnson
Singing Saints, 1940
Lithograph, 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1999.529.76
Charles White
Preacher, 1952
30 x 22 in.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
52.25
William Johnson
Going to Church, 1940-41
Oil on Burlap; 38 1/8 x 45 3/8 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
1967.59.1003
Ashe to AmenAfrican-Americans and Biblical Imagery February 15–May 26, 2013 |
The exhibition examines the complex place of the Bible in the life and art of African-Americans, with particular emphasis on how biblical traditions were used by artists of African descent to help cope with the life that was imposed on them in the Americas. Although the majority of the works included in the exhibition date from the 19th and 20th centuries, they often reflect the experiences of the Middle Passage and slavery, which left their indelible mark on the artistic consciousness of the African-American community. Major support for MOBIA’s exhibitions and programs has been provided by American Bible Society and by Howard and Roberta Ahmanson. Ashe to Amen: African-Americans and Biblical Imagery is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. |
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