Camille O. and William H. Cosby Collection of African American Art

Art collection

The Camille O. and William H. Cosby Collection of African American Art is a private collection of over sixty pieces of African-American art owned by entertainer Bill Cosby and his wife Camille.[1]

The first substantial loan of the collection was to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art for its 50th anniversary. The exhibition Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue, took place from 2014 to 2016.[2]

List of artists collected

  • Romare Bearden
  • Elizabeth Catlett
  • Beauford Delaney
  • Loïs Mailou Jones
  • Jacob Lawrence
  • Keith Morrison
  • Faith Ringgold
  • Augusta Savage
  • Henry Ossawa Tanner - The Thankful Poor[3]
  • Alma Thomas

References

  1. ^ "Smithsonian Concealed Bill Cosby Donation". Artnet News. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ^ "Smithsonian Keeps Bill Cosby Exhibition Open". Artnet News. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. ^ "Works of Art, Thoughts of Thanks (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
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