{"id":107,"date":"2017-08-30T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackartinamerica.ndorsglobal.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2017-09-14T03:53:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T03:53:07","slug":"the-darryl-atwell-collection-of-african-american-art-opens-at-the-gantt-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"The Darryl Atwell Collection at the Gantt Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Opens July 22<br \/>\n<strong><em>The Darryl Atwell Collection of African American Art<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curated by Dr. Michael D. Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The debut of one of the most expansive collections of abstract and contemporary African-American art.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image credits: Darryl Atwell sitting in front of Good Vibrations, 2013, Rashid Johnson, courtesy Darryl Atwell. Photo credit: Kevin Broome<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SkrqGu1ZRgM?feature=oembed&amp;wmode=opaque\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"font-size-4\">Insights From a Conversation with Collector<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"font-size-4\">Darryl Atwell at the National Gallery of Art<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How He Got Started<\/strong><br \/>\nAtwell\u2019s interest in art developed while he was living in Cleveland. With little to do socially, he started going to the museum because it had jazz on Saturday nights. As he walked through the galleries he was struck by the beauty of the art. 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