the black aesthetic exhibition :: 1930-1961
DESCRIPTION
“Black Aesthetic” featuring original works by noted African American Master abstract expressionist artists from 1930-1961, associated with the Philadelphia Pyramid Club 1937, Spiral Group 1961, and the Pacific Northwest 1930-50. // Romare Bearden – (September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988) // Paul Dusenbury – (1935 – 1998) // Humbert Howard -(1905 – 1990) // Richard Mayhew – (1934- ) // Milt Simons (1923 – 1973) // Thelma Johnson Streat – (August 12, 1911 – May 1959)TRANSCRIPT
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THE BLACK AESTHETICEXHIBITION :: 1930 - 1961
October 4, 2014 - November 29, 2014
Abstract Expressionist Master PaintersRomare Bearden :: Paul Dusenbury :: Humbert HowardThelma Johnson Streat :: Richard Mayhew :: Milt Simons
Director / Curator - Gary BooneDirector / Curator - Gary BooneFor inquiries contact: [email protected]
www.B2FineArts.com
711 Saint HelensAvenue, Suite 100Tacoma, WA. 98402253 238 5065
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: ROMARE BEARDEN Untitled
Watercolor :: 25” x 20” :: 1953
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: ROMARE BEARDEN Rising Sun L’EmbouchureWatercolor :: 22” x 30”
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: ROMARE BEARDEN Logue Bay
Oil on paper :: 29 3/4” x 41” :: 1976-78
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: PAUL DUSENBURY UntitledNFS
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: PAUL DUSENBURY Untitled
91 x 35 :: Oil on board :: 1994 :: NFS
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: PAUL DUSENBURY The Spanish Tree
11 x 14 :: Watercolor on paper :: circa 1970 :: NFS
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: HUMBERT HOWARD Untitled
Oil on Masonite :: 13 3/4” x 17” :: 1981
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: HUMBERT HOWARD Folk Dancers
Watercolor :: 10 1/4" x 9 1/4" :: 1971
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: HUMBERT HOWARD Untitled
Oil on Masonite :: 12” x 16”
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT Asian Woman
Watercolor :: 11 ½” x 12”
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT Totem
Silkscreen Print :: 14” x 19”
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT Crying Baby
Oil :: 8” x 6 ½” :: 1926
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT Coal Miners
Watercolor :: 5 ½” x 7 ½”
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT Bird
Mixed Media :: 11” x 14”
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT Animal Textile Design Sketch :: 15” x 15”
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT African Woman
Mixed Media :: 6 ¼ x 6 ½
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT 3 Blue Bulls
Colored Pencil Sketch :: 8 ¼ x 9
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: THELMA JOHNSON. STREAT Child In Grass Skirt Oil :: 36” x 48”
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: RICHARD MAYHEW August Series #4
Watercolor on paper :: 12” x 16” :: 2014
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: RICHARD MAYHEW August Series #6
Watercolor on paper :: 12” x 16” :: 2014
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: RICHARD MAYHEW August Series #2
Watercolor on paper :: 12” x 16” :: 2014
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: RICHARD MAYHEW Beyond the Border
22x28 :: Oil on canvas :: 2013
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: RICHARD MAYHEW Before the Rain
18x18 :: Oil on canvas :: 2013
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Milt & Marianne
35” x 27 1/2”:: Oil on canvas :: 1955 :: NFS
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Song of LifeNFS
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Introspection
6ft x 8ft :: Oil on canvas :: NFS
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Day Street South
38” x31” :: Oil on canvas :: 1961
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Self Portrait
26”x 22 1/2” :: Oil on canvas :: 1969
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS San Francisco Nude
25” x 49” :: Oil on canvas :: 1962
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Flutist
49 “x 25” :: Oil on board on raised board :: 1959
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS City Reflections
25” x 37” :: Oil and raised canvas on canvas :: 1960
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Through The Trees ::
15” x 22” :: Oil on canvas :: 1972
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS New York Woman
36” x 25” :: Oil on canvas :: 1948
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Northwest Dreaming
24” x 36” :: Mixed Media :: 1960
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BLACK AESTHETIC :: MILT SIMONS Northwest Memories ::
25” x 37” :: Paper collage, gouache and ink on board :: 1960