Tuesday September 13, 2011
11:00AM - 5:00PM
Opening Day: Hardship to Hope
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Hardship to Hope: African American Art from the Karamu Workshop
In collaboration with Cleveland State University
In the early 1900s, amid segregation and great social change, Russell Jelliffe and Rowena Woodham began lifelong work to bring together races and cultures using the arts as common ground. They formed what would become Karamu House, one of the nation’s first multiracial gathering places. Within it, a group of immensely talented African American artists trained and blossomed, gaining recognition for vibrant and dramatic art that depicted truths about life, the hard times of the Great Depression and good times shared by families and friends.
The Russell and Rowena Jelliffe Collection is a dynamic collection of prints, drawings and paintings that forms the core of an intimate look through the eyes of artists including Elmer W. Brown, Fred Carlo, Hughie Lee-Smith, Charles Sallée Jr., William E. Smith and Curtis E. Tann. To these the Museum has added art and artifacts courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Artists Foundation, and Western Reserve Historical Society.
On display through January 1, 2012
In collaboration with Cleveland State University
In the early 1900s, amid segregation and great social change, Russell Jelliffe and Rowena Woodham began lifelong work to bring together races and cultures using the arts as common ground. They formed what would become Karamu House, one of the nation’s first multiracial gathering places. Within it, a group of immensely talented African American artists trained and blossomed, gaining recognition for vibrant and dramatic art that depicted truths about life, the hard times of the Great Depression and good times shared by families and friends.
The Russell and Rowena Jelliffe Collection is a dynamic collection of prints, drawings and paintings that forms the core of an intimate look through the eyes of artists including Elmer W. Brown, Fred Carlo, Hughie Lee-Smith, Charles Sallée Jr., William E. Smith and Curtis E. Tann. To these the Museum has added art and artifacts courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Artists Foundation, and Western Reserve Historical Society.
On display through January 1, 2012
For More Information:
Location/Venue:
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
Address:
2929 Richmond Rd.
City:
Beachwood
Zip/Postal:
44122
Contact Name:
Adam Teresi
Phone:
216.593.0575
Email:
Web:
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