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Florida Governors Mansion shows Paul Jones Collection
The Paul R. Jones Collection is one of the worlds largest and most complete collections of work by African-American artists. The collection was given to UD in 2001 by Atlanta collector Paul Jones and is housed in UDs historic Mechanical Hall, which has undergone a $4.6 million renovation to become a premier art gallery. Governor Jeb Bush and First Lady Columba Bush said they are pleased to host the exhibit, which includes several artists and subjects with Florida connections. Painter Jimmie Mosely, whose watercolor from the Jones Collection, Humanity 2, is included in the exhibit, was born in Lakeland, Fla., in 1927. The work attests to a vision of diversity in which working-class subjects go about their daily lives in peaceful coexistence.
The Paul R. Jones Collection features more than 1,500 works by nearly 200 artists, including Herman Kofi Bailey, Earl Hooks, Stanley White and Jacob Lawrence. Jones donated the collection to UDhighly regarded for its programs of art conservation, art history, art, museum studies and Black American Studiesin hopes of transforming how future generations understand American art. We must weave African-American art into American art, he has said. They are one and the same. Photos courtesy of the Florida Governors Office To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |