Ansel Adams in Our Time: The Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco, CA presents a group of more than 100 pieces of his work.
“Laid out in seven sections tracing Adams’s artistic development, the exhibition features some of his most-loved photographs, including images of Yosemite, San Francisco, and the American Southwest.”
Ansel Adams in Our Time
Until July 23, 2023
Image : Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite ~ Ansel Adams, 1902 – 1984
The “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983″ exhibit has been traveling the U.S. since last year. NYC, Houston and most recently last Fall in LA, it is now ending its San Francisco stay at the De Young Museum. The presentation “shines a bright light on the vital contribution of Black artists made over two decades, beginning in 1963 at the height of the civil rights movement…”
“Featuring the work of more than 60 influential artists* and including vibrant paintings, powerful sculptures, street photography, murals, and more, this landmark exhibition is a rare opportunity to see era-defining artworks that changed the face of art in America.”
* Romare Bearden, Barkley Hendricks, Noah Purifoy, Martin Puryear, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Alma Thomas, Charles White, William T. Williams
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983 (Til March 15, 2020)
De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
(Photo: A Boy in front of the Loew’s 125th Street Movie Theater, Dawoud Bey, 1976)
“I Paint My House” by Margaret Courtney-Clarke is a collection of photographs of African women showing how they decorate their homes. In addition to pottery and textiles, there is a South and West African tradition of painting the outside of the house with bold shapes and bright colors representing the people that live inside. The women are able to express themselves as family history is documented through art and design.
Ms Courtney-Clarke has also produced coffee table sized books, “African Canvas: The Art of West African Women”, filled with her photographs of the bright geometric designs of Berber and Ghanaian women.
(“I Paint My House” is actually a book of postcards. But, the murals and decorations are so vibrant and alive, I haven’t mailed any.)
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That famous 1958 black and white photo of 57 Jazz musicians, arranged on the steps of an apartment building in New York City – 17 East 126th Street between Fifth and Madison. It was expanded into a documentary in 1995 and can be found on DVD. Director Jean Bach assembled pictures and stories about how it all came together – photographer Art Kane’s assignment for Esquire Magazine, artists such as Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Marian McPartland, Thelonius Monk, Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, May Lou Williams, the neighborhood kids that wanted to be in the picture too.
See below for a list of all the musicians in the photo:
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The High Museum in Atlanta presents civil rights photographs from 1956–1967. “This installation of over forty photographs examines the history and legacy of the civil rights movement. Iconic prints drawn from the High Museum’s celebrated collection demonstrate the power and potency of photography during that significant era, while contemporary works point to the ongoing struggle for equal rights.”
“A Fire That No Water Could Put Out”: Civil Rights Photography
Until April 29, 2018
High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA
(Image: “Grass Roots Organizer”, 1968)
The Rubin, (Museum, not the sandwich) presents post independence ‘40s India as seen through the lens of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004).
Henri Cartier-Bresson: India in Full-Frame:
Over 60 photographs are included and … “reflect his abiding interest in the people and sites of India, including some examples of his “street photography” style that has influenced generations of photographers.”
Henri Cartier-Bresson: India in Full-Frame
Until September 4, 2017
The Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street, New York, NY
Per WikiPedia: “The Rubin Museum of Art, in New York, is dedicated to the collection, display, and preservation of the art and cultures of the Himalayas, India and neighboring regions…” It opened in 2004 in the same building that had been occupied by Barneys New York”…
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