Prints and Works on Paper

Ron Adams, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Robert Colescott, Allan Rohan Crite, Aaron Douglas, Sam Gilliam, Palmer Hayden, Jacob Lawrence, Norman Lewis, Lois Mailou Jones, Alison Saar, Charles Sebree, Renée Stout, James Lesesne Wells, Charles White, Hale Woodruff

March 18 – May 6, 2023

RON ADAMS
Neptune Washington
1996
lithograph
30 x 22 inches
Ed. 60/90

BENNY ANDREWS
Untitled - tomato pickers
n.d.
pencil, colored pencil, and ink on paper
29 1/2 x 21 inches

BENNY ANDREWS
Untitled (Saxophone Player)
2000
collage and painting on paper with canvas, signed in image
29 x 22 inches

ROMARE BEARDEN
c. 1955-62
Still Life
oil and mixed media collage
8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

ROMARE HOWARD BEARDEN
Jazz Series: Introduction for a Blues Queen
1979
color lithograph on Arches paper
24 x 34 inches
Ed. 118/175

ROMARE HOWARD BEARDEN
Jazz Series: Out Chorus - Rhythm Section
1979
color lithograph on Arches paper
24 x 34 inches
AP 19/30

ROMARE BEARDEN
1979
Jazz Series: Stomp Time - Solo Player
color lithograph on Arches paper
24 x 34 inches
Ed. 118/175

ROMARE HOWARD BEARDEN
Jazz Series: Jamming at Minton's
1979
color lithograph on Arches paper
24 x 34 inches
Ed. 158/175

ROMARE HOWARD BEARDEN
Jazz Series: Tenor Sermon
1979
color lithograph on Arches paper
24 x 34 inches
Ed. 151/175

ROMARE HOWARD BEARDEN
Jazz Series: Louisiana Serenade
1979
color lithograph on Arches paper
24 x 34 inches
Ed. 143/175

ROMARE HOWARD BEARDEN
The Fall of Troy (from the Odysseus Series)
1979
color silkscreen
17 1/2 x 23 1/4 inches
Ed. 27/125

JOHN BIGGERS
Family Ark
1992
lithograph, triptych
29 1/4 x 49 1/2 inches
Ed. 68/100

ELIZABETH CATLETT
New Generation
1992
color lithograph
31 x 20 inches
Ed. 76/100

ELIZABETH CATLETT
Survivor
1983
linoleum block print
9 x 7 1/2 inches
Ed. 584/1000

ROBERT COLESCOTT
Lock and Key
1989
9-color lithograph, Tamarind Workshop
42 1/2 x 30 inches
Ed. 20

ALLAN ROHAN CRITE
Revelation of St. John the Divine
1994
Lithograph
9 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches
Ed. 52/60

AARON DOUGLAS
Fisk Neighborhood
n.d.
watercolor on paper
8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches
 

SAM GILLIAM
Untitled
1991
mixed media on paper
10 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches
Ed. 70/100

PALMER HAYDEN
Untitled (Portrait of a woman)
c.1930
graphite on paper
15 x 12 inches

LOIS MAILOU JONES
Brown Jug
1934
pencil and pastel on paper

17 x 11 inches

LOIS MAILOU JONES
Blue Jug
1934
pencil and pastel on paper
16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches

JACOB LAWRENCE
Play
1999
color silkscreen
18 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches
W/P 2/5

NORMAN LEWIS
Carnaval from Impressions: Our World, Volume I
1974
Etching and aquatint with embossing
30 x 22 inches
Ed. 2/35
 

ALISON SAAR
Fall
2014
Hand-tinted etching and chine colle
12 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches
Ed. 10/25

ALISON SAAR
Brierpatch Blues
2014
silkscreen and woodcut with chine collé
38 5/8 x 23 7/8 inches
Ed. 6/60

CHARLES SEBREE
c. 1940
Set of twelve theatrical costume sketches
gouache on paper
8 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches each 

RENÉE STOUT
Play That Number
2004
linocut with acrylic-based printing ink and spray paint
17 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches
Ed. 4/50

JAMES LESESNE WELLS
Phoenix Ascending
1985
color lithograph
26 x 20 inches
Ed. 17/100

CHARLES WHITE
Untitled (Head of a man)
1940
Etching
8 x 7 inches

HALE ASPACIO WOODRUFF
Selections from the Atlanta Period 1931-1946: African Headdress, Relics, Sunday Promenade, By Parties Unknown, Giddap, Old Church, Trusty on a Mule, Returning Home
Published 1996
portfolio of eight linoleum cuts
Image size: varies | Paper size: 19 x 15 inches each
Ed. 9/75

Ron Adams, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Robert Colescott, Allan Rohan Crite, Aaron Douglas, Sam Gilliam, Palmer Hayden, Jacob Lawrence, Norman Lewis, Lois Mailou Jones, Alison Saar, Charles Sebree, Renée Stout, James Lesesne Wells, Charles White, and Hale Woodruff.

The 19 artists presented in Prints & Works on Paper worked from the mid-1930s through as recently as 2014.  While the work spans almost a century, it was made within the shared social and political context of the Black experience in America. These artists did not perceive a line where activism ended and art began. Believing that pictures could make a difference, they were invested in advocating for justice, empowerment, and community through education; the intentionality of creating editioned prints in a workshop setting reflects this dedication. Printmaking facilitated a wider distribution of their messages, allowing artists to be deliberate about connection and reaching a larger audience. Imagery portraying a rich social life offered viewers positive self-representation, verity, and aspiration for the future. The private collection of 38 works passionately assembled over a 30-year period, is honest in content and impressive in technique, both captivating the audience and effectively conveying the artworks’ significance. By boldly broadcasting their identities while the art world was systematically prejudiced, the artists in Prints & Works on Paper documented a difficult past and visualized a brighter future.

 

The artists in Prints & Works on Paper are included in permanent collections across the globe including, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Tate Modern, The British Museum, Afrika Museum (Netherlands), the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, and the Baltimore Museum of Art, among others.