Contemporary Visual Expressions: The Art of Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Keith Morrison, William T. Williams exhibition records

Object Details

Scope and Contents note

Contemporary Visual Expressions was a 1987 exhibition on Black American artists of the 20th century. It featured the work of Washington artists Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, and Keith Morrison, as well as guest artist William T. Williams of New York City. It was the inaugural exhibition in the gallery space in the new home of the Anacostia Museum and presented cultural dimensions found in abstract painting, symbolism within the Afro-Caribbean and Afro-American religious traditions in art, as well as three-dimensional works derived from folk and cultural customs that emerge from the Black Experience.

Date

1987

Extent

3.1 Linear feet (1 box, 1 oversized)

19 Video recordings (VHS, 1/2")

3 Sound recordings (audio cassette)

1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4")

1 Video recording (U-matic, 3/4")

Citation

Contemporary Visual Expressions: The Art of Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Keith Morrison, William T. Williams exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Sound recordings

Topic

African Americans

African American artists

Museum exhibits

Identifier

ACMA.03-012

General

These selected works of art were featured in the exhibition Contemporary Visual Expressions: The Art of Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Keith Morrison, William T. Williams exhibition records: Saga, 1986, Sam Gilliam Path of the Avatar, 1986, Martha Jackson-Jarvis Bones of Africa, 1986, Keith Morrison Echo of a Scream, 1986, Keith Morrison The Ritual of Death is a Black Tie Affair, 1986, Keith Morrison Shadow Over Africa, 1986, Keith Morrison Spirituals, 1986, Keith Morrison Ton Ton Macoute, 1986, Keith Morrison A Wreath for Udomo, 1986, Keith Morrison Cobalt II, 1974, William T. Williams Equinox, 1974-75, William T. Williams Loch Ness, 1984, William T. Williams A Note to Marcel Proust, 1984, William T. Williams