Black Folk Art in Cleveland Records 1983-1984

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Black Folk Art in Cleveland Records 1983-1984

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The Black Folk Art in Cleveland exhibition was presented in 1984 by the Mather Gallery of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The exhibit was the result of a search for Cleveland's African American folk artists and the works created by them. It featured folk artists Peggy Davenport, Reverend Albert Wagner, Ruby Hall, Helen Dobbins, Jim Moss, Mickey Towns, Benjamin Collins, Perkine Lard, Marcella Welch, Nick Biggins, and J.D. Harmon. The collection consists of notebooks containing festivals and exhibition notes, a catalog, posters, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. It includes some biographical information about the participating artists, planning notes for the exhibit festival, and an exhibition catalog and poster.

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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, ...