This exhibition tells a story about art and enslavement—and about the joy, struggle, creative ambition, and lived experience of African Americans in the decades before the Civil War. The exhibition features many objects never before seen outside of the South, bringing together monumental storage jars by the enslaved and literate potter and poet Dave or David Drake, in conversation with contemporary artist’s works, including Gbadebo’s.
Hear Me Now, the Black Potters of Old Edgefield: at Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Past exhibition
4 March - 9 July 2023