Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art has been traveling throughout the United States for the past five years; the Hallie Ford Museum of Art is its final venue. Other venues have included the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma (January 24 – July 26, 2020); University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia (August 19 – November 20, 2020); Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida (January 30 – April 4, 2021); Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut (May 29 – August 22, 2021); David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (September 23 – December 22, 2021); Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia (March 12 – June 12, 2022); Arthur R. Berry Gallery, Albany State University, Albany, Georgia (July 8 – August 26, 2022); Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee (September 30, 2022 – January 8, 2023); Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (February 4 – May 13, 2023); August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (June 16 – September 1, 2023); Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, California (September 30 – December 27, 2023); Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, Stillwater, Oklahoma (February 20 – May 11, 2024); Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (June 8 – August 18, 2024); Sardoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (September 13, 2024 – January 6, 2025); Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Mississippi (February 3 – April 27, 2025); Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia (May 26 – August 16, 2025); and Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon (September 27 – December 20, 2025).
Beverley Buchanan (American, 1940-2015), “Shack with Chair,” 1989, foam board, 20 x 7 x 8 inches. Photo credit: Courtesy of the Estate of Beverley Buchanan and Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, photo by Greg Staley, © Beverley Buchanan.