Looking at the Collection: African American Art and Artists

Chan Gallery
November 27, 2022- May 28, 2023

Luigi Lucioni (American, 1900-1988), Portrait of Ethel Waters, 1939, oil on canvas, 32 x 25 in.

Presented by the HMA Black History Month Committee

The Huntsville Museum of Art is pleased to have the opportunity to showcase its permanent collection of works created by African American artists, complemented by selected works depicting African American subjects created by non-black artists. The selection features regionally and nationally acclaimed artists working in a variety of media, including Benny Andrews, Elizabeth Catlett, Luigi Lucioni, Althea Murphy-Price, Clifton Pearson, Renee Stout, and Mose Tolliver, among others. Organized by HMA.

HMA Black History Month Committee Members:

Bobby Bradley, Co-Chair
Dianne Reynolds, Co-Chair
Ina Wilson Smith
Herman Stubbs
Denise Swain
Lady Tucker