In 2008, the High
Museum of Art hosts two exhibits
commemorating the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.’s assassination, both running from June 7-Oct 12:
- “Road
to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968” features
130 photographs, many of which never have been on public
display before.
- “After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights
Legacy” premieres newly commissioned and recent works
by seven emerging artists and collectives inspired by the
Civil Rights Movement.
More civil rights era images by acclaimed
photographer Bruce Davidson are on display at Jackson
Fine Art in Buckhead May 9-July 5.
Emory University’s Michael
C. Carlos Museum presents
the U.S. debut of “Tutankhamun: The Golden
King and the Great Pharaohs,” a major new exhibit of
50 treasures from the boy king’s famous tomb and 70
artifacts from some of the most important rulers during 2,000
years of ancient Egyptian history, at the Atlanta Civic Center
Nov. 15- May 2009.
Clark Atlanta University Art
Galleries displays
one of the nation’s largest collections of fine art
by African-Americans. Established during segregation as a
place where black artists could show their work, the permanent
collection now includes pieces by Bearden, Lawrence, Woodruff
and Elizabeth Catlett, as well as emerging artists.
The Spelman College
Museum of Fine Art emphasizes works
by and about women of the African Diaspora.. The museum is
in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center, built
in honor of the wife of TV star and comedian Bill Cosby.
Also in the West End neighborhood is the Hammonds
House Galleries, Georgia’s only museum
devoted solely to fine art by African-Americans. Once home
to arts patron O.T. Hammonds, the Victorian residence features
a 350-work permanent collection, including works by Bearden
and Bailey.
Wertz | Contemporary
gallery in
the Castleberry Hill district downtown, displays works by
influential African and American artists. |
