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Painted BLACK
COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF PAINTINGS
depicting African Americans from the preCivil War era through the Civil Rights era,
the Museum of Art–DeLand presents the
exhibition Painted Black, showcasing the
collection of John H. Surovek, a former
director of the Daytona Beach Museum of
Arts and Sciences, and current art dealer
and proprietor of the John H. Surovek Gallery in Palm Beach, Florida. Assembled
over more than 35 years, this collection
includes works by well-known, mostly
white American artists such as Thomas
Hart Benton, and Andrew Wyeth in addition to works by several African-American
artists. The paintings in the exhibition—
predominantly genre scenes, street scenes,
and portraits—deal with issues of race and
human dignity, capturing ordinary and
often poignant moments pertinent to the
Black experience in America.
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Thomas Hart Benton,
South East
Cotton Warehouse,
1934; Oil on canvas,
12-1/4 x 9”.
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