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American Duet: Jazz and Abstract Art: Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art

Past PFF Exhibitions exhibition
15 November 2024 - 4 January 2026
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Michael Kelly Williams, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, 2021
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Michael Kelly Williams, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, 2021

Michael Kelly Williams b. 1950

Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, 2021
India Ink, Gouache, and Ink on Arches
24 x 18 in.
61 x 45.7 cm
PFF495
© Michael K. Williams
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) MaPó Kinnord, Modern Ibeji, 2007
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) MaPó Kinnord, Modern Ibeji, 2007
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Figurative abstraction. Title is from the tune "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" with lyrics by Fran Landesman and music by Tommy Wolf as sung by Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald, and Carment McRae.
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Provenance

Purchased directly from the artist.

Exhibitions

"American Duet: Jazz and Abstract Art", Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art. Dates: Nov 15, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026

Publications

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/B0BJY351K4, Notes: Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021 explores how contemporary Black artists responded to the emotional and cultural challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice movements, and political upheaval during this critical period of turmoil and uncertainty. Co-edited by Klare Scarborough and Berrisford Boothe, the book offers a glimpse into the lives of over 70 African American artists, featuring personal essays, creative poetry, artistic statements, memorial tributes, and images of artworks. 240 pages, 214 illustrations. If we look to the artists, in this volume and elsewhere, we will hear the call and response of the world screaming and the artists answering the challenges of the moment. So, by taking on these projects, artists have been able to offer a tangible reaction to questions that no one has yet fully formulated. Lewis Tanner Moore, Foreword to Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021
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