Black Folk Art in Cleveland.
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The Black Folk Art in Cleveland exhibition (1984) was presented by the Mather Gallery of Case Western Reserve University. This exhibit was the result of a search for Cleveland's African American folk artists and the works created by them. The exhibit brought together in a rare display and festival, the folk culture of this city's African American community. Black Folk Art: Tradition, Transition, and Adaptation featured folk artists: Peggy Davenport, found objects artist; Reverend Albert Wagner, painter; Ruby Hall, quilter; Helen Dobbins, painter; Jim (Jimoko) Moss, woodcarver; Mickey Towns, painter; Benjamin Collins, metalsmith; Pearkine Lard, quilter; Marcella Welch, dollmaker; Nick Biggins, metalsmith; and, J.D. Harmon, needleworker.
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African Americans
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Biggins, Nick
Black Folk Art in Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University. Mather Gallery
Collins, Benjamin
Davenport, Peggy
Dobbins, Helen
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Hall, Ruby
Harmon, J.D
Lard, Pearkine
Moss, Jim
Towns, Mickey
Wagner, Albert
Welch, Marcella