ART OF & BY BLACK AMERICANS (Cheri)

I am always amazed when I visit the Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, South Carolina.

To me, the museum's name suggests something small in size and scope.  It isn't.

Today we saw a selection of art by Black American artists, from the collection of Bank of America.  (That was just one of the current exhibits; and we want to come back in the Fall, to see an exhibit of D-Day artifacts.)

Here is the information about the artist who took the picture above:

This set of drawings intrigued me:

It can be hard to know what an artist means when he creates a piece, but what I got out of it was that the modern woman, in maybe less-than-ideal surroundings, could have the same dignity as the ancient queen.

My photography is definitely not what I would have liked; the room's lighting required strange angles and reflections sometimes couldn't be avoided.  (Not to say that was the museum's fault, as their goal certainly isn't to facilitate amateur photography!)

Check out the years that these daguerreotypes were taken.

These women must have had some interesting life stories!