The Black Folk Art in Cleveland exhibition (1984) was presented by the Mather Gallery of Case Western Reserve University. This exhibit was the result of a search for Cleveland's African American folk artists and the works created by them. The exhibit brought together in a rare display and festival, the folk culture of this city's African American community. Black Folk Art: Tradition, Transition, and Adaptation featured folk artists: Peggy Davenport, found objects artist; Reverend Albert Wagner, painter; Ruby Hall, quilter; Helen Dobbins, painter; Jim (Jimoko) Moss, woodcarver; Mickey Towns, painter; Benjamin Collins, metalsmith; Pearkine Lard, quilter; Marcella Welch, dollmaker; Nick Biggins, metalsmith; and, J.D. Harmon, needleworker.
The Black Folk Art in Cleveland Photographs, 1984 and undated, consist of approximately 65 positive photographic prints in black and white and in color, and in varying sizes. The collection also includes 52 color slide transparencies. The images depict the exhibit in the Mather Gallery, its visitors, participants, and organizers. Included in the collection are photographs of Dr. Zelma George, Ishmael Reed, and other visitors of the exhibition.
This collection is of value to researchers interested in traditional folk arts by African American artists, museum exhibition design, and portraits of artists and patrons of African American art, particularly in Cleveland, Ohio.
The collection is arranged by image size.
The researcher should also consult MS 4640 Black Folk Art in Cleveland Records.
Processed by Nichole Harris in 1995.
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 474 Black Folk Art in Cleveland Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
These photographs were removed from MS 4640 Black Folk Art in Cleveland Records. Gift of Jane Tesso in 1989.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.