Hilary Shames

Tour: Soul Birds

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Overview

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	Origin, 1991
2	Paper Bird, 1994
3	Paper Birds, 1994
4	Paper Birds and Petals, 1994
5	Metamorphosis, 1999
6	Super Symmetry, 2001
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7	Crystal Veil, 2007
8	River Dreams, 2007
9	Li Current, 2007
10	Stolen Mother Moon I, 2007
11	Stolen Mother Moon II, 2007
12	Stolen Mother Moon III, 2007
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13	Sky Woman, 2007
14	Soul Birds, 2008
15	Fan Dance, 2008

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