Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Lilian Thomas Burwell, Winged Autumn, 2007; Oil on canvas over wood and Plexiglas, 23 x 46 x 6 1/2 in.; Courtesy of the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park; 2011.06.001; Gift of the artist; © Lilian Thomas Burwell. Photo by E. G. Schempf
A new exhibit at The National Museum of Women in The Arts showcases the often unsung contributions of black women –many of them local– to modern, abstract art. Kojo talks to two women who brought the “Magnetic Fields” exhibit to Washington, D.C. about the role our region played in developing black, female, abstract artists.
Guests
- Ginny Treanor Associate Curator, National Museum of Women in the Arts; @WomenInTheArts
- Lilian Thomas Burwell Artist
Art From "Magnetic Fields"
Brenna Youngblood, YARDGUARD, 2015; Mixed media on canvas, 72 x 60 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Tilton Gallery, New York, New York; © Brenna Youngblood, courtesy of Tilton Gallery, New York, New York
Deborah Dancy, Winter Into Spring 4, 2015; Charcoal, gesso, and acrylic on paper, 50 x 38 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, Los Angeles; © Deborah Dancy; Photo by E. G. Schempf
Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Racism is Like Rain, Either it’s Raining or it’s Gathering Somewhere, 1993; Acrylic on canvas, 86 x 138 in.; Mott-Warsh Collection, Flint, Michigan; © Mary Lovelace O’Neal; Photo courtesy of the Mott-Warsh Collection, Flint, Michigan
Alma Woodsey Thomas, Orion, 1973; Acrylic on canvas, 59 3/4 x 54 in.; Courtesy of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; © Alma Woodsey Thomas; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Mildred Thompson, Magnetic Fields, 1991; Oil on canvas, triptych, 70 1/2 x 150 in.; Courtesy of the Mildred Thompson Estate, Atlanta, Georgia; Art and photo courtesy and copyright the Mildred Thompson Estate, Atlanta, Georgia
Betty Blayton, Idea Waiting to Be Heard, 1984; Monoprint, 30 x 22 in.; Courtesy of the Betty Blayton Trust, Boston, Massachusetts; © Betty Blayton Trust; Photo by E. G. Schempf
Chakaia Booker, El Gato, 2001; Rubber tire and wood, 48 x 42 x 42 in.; Collection of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Museum purchase, Enid and Crosby Kemper and William T. Kemper Acquisition Fund, 2004.12; © Chakaia Booker; Photo by E. G. Schempf
Candida Alvarez, best friends forever, 2009; Flashe on canvas, 42 x 42 1/8 in.; Courtesy of the artist, Chicago, Illinois; © Candida Alvarez; Photo by Tom van Eynde
Shinique Smith, Bale Variant No. 0017, 2009; Clothing, fabric, ink, twine, ribbon, and wood, 72 x 52 x 52 in.; Denver Art Museum Collection; Gift of Baryn Futa to the Collection of the Denver Art Museum, 2013.6A-B; © Shinique Smith; Photo © Denver Art Museum
Lilian Thomas Burwell, Winged Autumn, 2007; Oil on canvas over wood and Plexiglas, 23 x 46 x 6 1/2 in.; Courtesy of the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park; 2011.06.001; Gift of the artist; © Lilian Thomas Burwell. Photo by E. G. Schempf
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