About this Event
"Landscapes for Richard Mayhew" kicks off Black History Month at the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC), presented by Black Art In America. Born in 1924 in upstate New York, and recently passing at the age of 100 on September 26, 2024. Mayhew taught and promoted art at a wide variety of universities and institutions. He studied with the famed Art Students League and was a founding member of the historically renowned Spiral Group. "Landscapes for Richard Mayhew", is a tribute to a renowned artist that links America's earliest art movements with contemporary art making. Over a dozen prominent African American artists honor the legacy of Richard Mayhew, through landscape painting. Fully embracing the genre, the group of contemporary artists pay tribute to his extraordinary career, which spanned more than seven decades—creating profoundly intimate works inspired by the philosophies and creative sensibility of Richard Mayhew.
POP-UP "Landscapes for Richard Mayhew" at the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) February 1st - 2nd.
Exhibition will be viewable vis HMAACs standard hours until April 26th
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Houston Museum of African American Culture, 4807 Caroline Street, Houston, United States
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