Ransome b. 1961
Nightjohn, 2020
Collage and acrylic paint on canvas
36 x 36 in.
91.4 x 91.4 cm
91.4 x 91.4 cm
© James Ransome
The image of a strong black male and allthe things he/black men have to deal with once the sungoes down, from juke joints, the Ku Klux Klan, sundowntowns and being with the ones they love. The title comesfrom the fictional character in the novel written by authorGary Paulson about an enslaved man who goes out atnight to teach others on the plantation to read.
Provenance
N/A. Purchased directly from the artist.Exhibitions
"Tending to the Past", Fairchild Martindale Library, Lehigh University. Dates: Sep 26, 2025 - Mar 27, 2026"Another American's Autobiography", Sigal Museum, Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society. Dates: Nov 18, 2021 - Jul 10, 2022
Publications
1. Klare Scarborough and Berrisford Boothe, (2022), "Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021", Shifting Time, Book, Self-Published, New Jersey, https://www.amazon.com/Shifting-Time-African-American-2020-2021/dp/B0BJY351K42. Claudia Volpe and Imo Nse Imeh, (2021), "Another American's Autobiography: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Sigal Museum - Another American's Autobiography, Catalog, Petrucci Family Foundation , Asbury, NJ