Hilary Shames

Tour: Jacob's Ladder

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The Gallery's collection of American art includes some 150 works by African-American artists. This online tour offers commentary on a selection of twenty-two paintings, works on paper, and sculpture ranging from a colonial portrait by Joshua Johnson of Baltimore to modern and contemporary pieces by Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Alma Thomas, Sam Gilliam, Barkley Hendricks, Willie Cole, Kara Walker, and Lorna Simpson.

Captions

1.
1	Funnel, 1992
2	Kiss, 1992
3	Dis-Functional Machine #1, 1992
4	Moss Hammock, 1993
5	Double Helix, 1994
6	Footprints, 1994
2.
7	Jacobs Ladder, 1994
8	Plane, 1994
9	Transmigration of the Soul, 1994
10	Vestibule, 1994
11	Lattice Spiral, 2000
12	Cochlear, 2001
3.
13	Jacob's Ladder, 2007
14	River Mandala, 2007

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http://bible.thelineberrys.com/GEN/GEN28.HTM

http://www.frontiernet.net/~steve_glimpse/str-jacoblad.html

http://www.woodcraftarts.com/jacob.htm

 

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