Thursday, December 5, 2013

Culture Keepers went to the National Gallery of Art

Niama, Bryanna, and Kenetia are looking at a photo exhibit at the National Gallery of Art

Students visited took a Saturday trip to view the Kerry James Marshall Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.  The exhibit featured drawings and large scale mixed media paintings.   Marshall's work "confronts the idea of the American dream from a black perspective," exhibition curator James Meyer explained during a preview. Subject matter ranges from the Middle Passage and African mythology to public-private housing and depictions of real-life African-American figures.


Painting by Kerry James Marshall "Great America"

Bryanna, Niama, Kenetia are talking about the Kerry James Marshall Exhibt

Bryanna is showing her sketches from the Kerry James Marshall Exhibit