The Columbus Museum of Art includes many Black artists in its vast collections. Here is just a sample.
and curator at large at the museum."Our institution has made an effort, number one, to acquire or accept as gifts works by artists who represent different cultures.”
Calling the Columbus Museum of Art “a work in progress,” Hamlar said there is a conscious effort by the curatorial and education departments to be inclusive of artists that represent the American spectrum and to embrace"a world view" of people from different backgrounds and experiences. “When I was here in the ‘90s, working in the education department, we had ‘People, Places and Things,’ one of the museum’s first shows for African American art. It filled up one gallery,” she said. “I’d say we could fill a museum with works by African Americans now, so we’ve come a long way.”
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