Reservations required.
Members: Free
General Public: $20
Students: $5
Join us for a capti vating event celebrating the opening of the exhibition\, Charles White: A Little Higher. Discover White’s gr oundbreaking contributions\, artistic vision\, dedicated activism\, and p rofound influence\, all of which continue to resonate today. This special evening features White’s son\, Ian White\, an accomplished artist and th e director of the Charles White Archives\, in conversation with Esther Ad ler\, Curator of Drawings and Prints at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Moderated by Julie Aronson\, Cincinnati Art Museum’s Curator of American Paintings\, Sculpture and Drawings.
\n*Please note: Museum lectures will take place in Gallery 1 05 during the renovation of the lower level.
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The exhibition features near ly 50 of White’s drawings\, prints\, and paintings selected from the Primas Family Collection\, one of the nation’s premiere collections of wo rk by Black artists. The forceful images of White’s early career merge in to the breathtaking\, emotive works for which he is best known\, like the two large charcoal drawings in the exhibition from his J’Accuse series. Another notable feature\, on public display for the first time\, is a group of 12 oil-wash illustrations commissioned by the Johnson Publ ishing Company (Ebony\, JET) for the landmark book The Shapi ng of Black America (1975) by noted author and Ebony editor Lerone Bennett\, Jr.
\nImage credit: Charles White (American\, 1918–1979)\, Love Letter III\, 1977\, lithograph\, 30 x 22 1/8 in. (76.2 x 56.2 cm)\, Primas Famil y Collection\, © The Charles White Archive
\nIf you need accessibi lity accommodations\, please contact us in advance at access@cincyart.o rg.
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