CHAPPELL HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTING ‘BLACK ART-ANCESTRAL LEGACY’
The Chappell Hill Historical Society Museum is hosting the “Black Art—Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African American Art,” traveling display.
The display is based on the major exhibition organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and produced by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
“The Chappell Hill Historical Society appreciates the opportunity to showcase this traveling exhibit and open our Museum to visitors from throughout the area to experience such a historic exhibit,” stated Joel Romo, President of the Chappell Hill Historical Society.
Black Art—Ancestral Legacy is a photographic exhibition that addresses the question posed by African American poet Countee Cullen in 1926: “What is Africa to me?”
This exhibition provides a number of examples from twentieth-century African American artists—both trained and untrained—that visually respond to this question. These modern artists draw heavily on African influence, while simultaneously reinterpreting it for a different time and place. The exhibition surveys the work of forty-five artists, including unknown Africans and Haitians, through photographs, posters, and concise texts. The result is a lively and vibrant mix of artworks.
“We want to thank Humanities Texas for their recent grant to the Chappell Hill Historical Society and helping us produce these educational and exhibits for us to share with our community.”
The exhibition will be on display for the public from February 1, 2017 to February 26, 2017.
This is just one of many exhibits being featured this year. Visit the website to find out more about the museum, viewing hours or to arrange group visits. You can also contact Christine Hoffman, Museum Director, at 979-836-6033 or email at chmuseum@chappellhillmuseum.org.
Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, traveling exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online at http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.