2020 ACHIEVEMENT IN ART: THE HARMON AND HARRIET KELLEY COLLECTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART: WORKS ON PAPER

RON ADAMS (born 1934) Blackburn 2002 Color lithograph Edition no. 55/80 25 x 35 inches Courtesy of The Kelley Collection

HILDA WILKERSON BROWN(1894-1981) The Family, c. 1940 Lithograph Edition no.: Artist’s Proof Image size: 13-7/8 x 9-1/2 in.; Framed: 23-3/4 x 19 in. Courtesy of the Kelley Collection

CHARLES CRINER (born 1945) Mr. Alvin White (Man with Chicken) 1998 Color screen print Edition no. 29/50
17-3/4 x 22-1/2 inches Courtesy of The Kelley Collection

NORMAN LEWIS (1909-1979) Shorty George, c. 1930 Lithograph Edition no.: 3/14 Image size: 9 x 6 in.; Framed: 17-3/4 x 15 in. Courtesy of the Kelley Collection

JAMES LESESNE WELLS (1902-1993) Negro Worker, 1928 One color lithograph Edition no.: 3/35 Courtesy of the Kelley Collection

LAWRENCE ARTHUR JONES (1910-1996) Section Hands, 1936 etching 5.9 x 4.9 in. Courtesy of the Kelley Collection

WALTER WILLIAMS (1920-1988) Thistle, 1966 Four color block print Edition no.: 9/12 Image size: 11-1/2 x 22 in.; Framed: 21 x 31 in. Courtesy of the Kelley Collection

THE HARMON AND HARRIET KELLEY COLLECTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART: WORKS ON PAPER
January 26 - March 29, 2020
The 85 works in this exhibition date from the late 1800s to 2002 and represent just a fraction of what is contained in the Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of San Antonio, TX. Inspired by an exhibition of African American art at the San Antonio Museum of Art in the winter of 1986-87, the Kelleys began their collection in part to reflect their heritage for their two daughters. Developing their taste and acumen as time went on, the Kelleys took great satisfaction in finding lesser known artists and researching the artists’ lives and artworks, ultimately compiling a comprehensive collection of African American artists. The exhibition was presented at the Amon Carter Museum, Ft. Worth, TX, the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX, the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, among others. Included in the exhibition are drawings, etchings, lithographs, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, gouaches, linoleum and color screen prints by such noted artists as Ron Adams, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, John Biggers, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Eldzier Cortor, Margaret Burroughs, and many other outstanding lesser known artists.

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART GALA
January 25, 2020
2020 CHAIRMEN Mr. and Mrs. Brett Hall

EXHIBITION SPONSORS
Art Force
Still Water Foundation

SEASON EXHIBITION SPONSORS
Anonymous
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Engler
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith
Dr. Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliet Foundation
David D. and Nona S. Payne Foundation

GALA SPONSORS
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gilliland
West Texas A&M University

Mrs. Frank A. Ladd and Mr. Tom Ladd
Mrs. Wendy Stieren Wirth
Amarillo National Bank

Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bivins
Mr. and Mrs. Mike R. Brister
Ms. Ruth Ellen Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Caviness
Mr. Paul Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Robbin Dawson
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Hall
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kibbey
Mr. and Mrs. Wales Madden III
Mr. and Mrs. John Marmaduke
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Oeschger
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phillips
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price
Dr. Victoria Thompson and Dr. Raymond Martin
Mr. and Mrs. James Whitton

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Agostini
Mrs. Marlies Ballengee
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bivins
Ms. Tina Brandon and Mr. Oth Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Caviness
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Duke
Ms. Michele Fortunato and Mr. David Horsley
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hall
Dr. Suzanne Helfinstine and Mr. Jamie Vandivere
Ms. Susan Hellberg
Mrs. Wendy Kritser-Howard and Mr. Scott Howard
Mr. and Mrs. J. Rex Lemert, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Russell Long
Dr. and Mrs. Russell Lowery-Hart
Dr. and Mrs. Tom Nichols
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Pruitt
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Schneider
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Urban
Dr. Erica and Mr. Travis Wheat
Dr. and Mrs. David Wilhelm
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Williams