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