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National Gallery of Art acquires 40 works by African American artists from Souls Grown Deep Foundation


National Gallery of Art acquires 40 works by African American artists from Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Mary Lee Bendolph, Blocks and Strips, 2002, wool, cotton, and corduroy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.1 © 2017 Mary Lee Bendolph / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
WASHINGTON, DC
.-The National Gallery of Art announced a major acquisition of 40 works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation by 21 African American artists from the southern United States. The acquisition is made possible through the generosity of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation in addition to funds from the Patrons’ Permanent Fund. Some highlights of this important acquisition are nine quilts by the artists of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, including Mary Lee Bendolph and Irene Williams; three paintings, three drawings, and one sculpture by Thornton Dial; works on paper by Nellie Mae Rowe, Henry Speller, Georgia Speller, an ....

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