Image

Cheryl Warrick

Suburban Evening (Langston Hughes Suite), 1996

Description

Maker

Title

Suburban Evening (Langston Hughes Suite)

Year

1996

Medium

Acrylic and graphite on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

33 x 101.6 cm (13 x 40 inches)

Type

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

1998.46

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Recent Acquisitions

February 18 - April 16, 2000

One of the most rewarding aspects of being a curator is to discover and nurture emerging talent. Cheryl Warrick came to the Museum's attention through the National Black Arts Fair, New York City. Later, her gallery and then her studio were visited. This object was selected after viewing a large and diverse body of consistently high quality work. Warrick is interested in the effects produced by layers of mixed media: acrylic, graphite, oil stick, and mica in Suburban Evening. The process of adding and removing the various materials renders sumptuous surfaces. This triptych drawing was inspired by childhood memories of her father reading poems by Langston Hughes to her. "Suburban Evening" by Langston Hughes:

A dog howled.
Weird became the night.
No good reason
For my fright-
But reason often
May play host
To quiet
Unreasonable
Ghosts.

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