A Community of Artists: African American Works on Paper from the Cochran Collection showcases fifty noted 20th century American artists. The exhibit is a portion of the collection curated by Wes and Missy Cochran, of LaGrange, GA. Selections illuminate the contributions of artists with ties to Georgia, women artists, and master printers within the larger art world's dialogue around artistic expression, equity in the arts, and societal justice.
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This exhibit includes the works of Ron Adams, Jim Alexander, Emma Amos, Benny Andrews, Radcliff Bailey, Trena Banks, Romare Bearden, Camille Billops, Robert Blackburn, Betty Blayton, Chakaia Booker, Moe Brooker, Vivian E. Browne, Beverly Buchanan, Elizabeth Catlett, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Sonya Clark, Kevin Cole, Eldzier Cortor, Allan Rohan Crite, Tina Dunkley, Allan Edmunds, Reginald Adolphus Gammon, Sam Gilliam, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Leon Hicks, Robin Holder, Curlee Raven Holton, Albert Huie, Margo Humphrey, Wilmer Angier Jennings, Ronald Joseph, Jacob Lawerence, Norma Morgan, Adrian Piper, Faith Ringgold, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson, Alison Saar, Bettye Saar, John T. Scott, Lorna Simpson, Lou Stovall, Alma Thomas, Mildred Thompson, Dox Thrash, Martin Puryear, James Van der Zee, James Lesesne Wells, Charles White, and Hale Woodruff.