Robert Blackburn 1920-2003

Jazz transcends the boundaries of music. Its spontaneous, vibrant form is built on decades of adaptation. Evolving from blues and ragtime in the African American community, jazz was born of...

Curated, researched, and written by Truman State University students, Mobility: African American Artists Abroad explores how, by going abroad, African American artists from the nineteenth century to the present have...

Curated by Leandra-Juliet Kelley, Collections + Exhibitions Manager, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture Visions: A Study of Form examines African Americans of the 20th century and their explorations...

Robert Blackburn (1920-2003) was a key artist in the development of printmaking in the twentieth century. His innovative, masterful expertise with the medium helped define the overall aesthetic of the...

An Essential Presence: The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art This exhibition presents sixty-five pieces from the esteemed Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art , including more...

AIN’T I AMERICA: SELECTIONS FROM THE PETRUCCI FAMILY FOUNDATION COLLECTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART Ain’t I America: Selections from The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art is presented...

In 21st-century America, questions of race and identity are being explored as never before. This exploration has prompted many artists of color to investigate what constitutes identity, community, and the...