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Black Art—Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African-American Art
Based on a major exhibition organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, this exhibit surveys the work of forty-five artists, including unknown Africans and Haitians, through fifty-four photographs, two color posters, and concise texts.
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Panel topics include:
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- Captivity and slavery
- Faces and masks
- African physiognomy
- Turtles and snakes
- Dancers
- Mutiny
- Spiritual blessings
- Talismanic carvings and paintings
- Metal sculptures
- Ritual poses, masks, and details
- Music, dance, and carnival
Exhibit format:
Exhibit is available in convertible and freestanding formats. When displayed as freestanding, it stands 76” high. All panels are 24” x 36”.
Freestanding version: 10 two-sided panels
Shipping weight (2 wooden crates): 204 lbs.
Floor space required: 12’ 3” x 6' 3”
Convertible version: 20 one-sided panels + legs
Shipping weight (3 wooden crates): 392 lbs.
Wall space required: 60' (running)
Floor space: 12’ 3” x 6’ 3”
Supplemental materials:
- Exhibition brochure by the Dallas Museum of Art, illustrated in full color. 50 copies free with exhibit.
- Full color exhibit poster, 5 free with exhibit.
Optional materials (available on request):
- Video Overview, artists, curators discuss art and heritage.
- VHS Video
- Art of Haiti
- Art of the Dogon
- Black History/ Black Vision
- Black Women Artists: A Coming Together
- Chuck Davis, Dancing Through West Africa
- From These Roots
- Goin’ On: The Life of J. Mason Brewer
- Langston Hughes, the Dream Keeper
- Music of Africa
- A Spiritual Ordering: The Metal Arts of Africa
- Zajota and the Boogie Spirit