Hank Kearsley - BLACK WEST |
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Kseniya Zaslavskaya for NearSay NYC BLACK WEST Hank Kearsley paintings - 15 Sept to 28 Oct 2010 Hank Kearsley draws on a lifetime of personal experience that spans
an America prior to the civil rights movement, through an America still struggling with racism and a world where oppression
continues to exist. Two watershed moments in American history occurred in the midst of the Civil War in 1862 when President Lincoln signed
the Homestead Act in May to spur Western migration, followed only months later by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in
September of the same year. Many freed slaves went West but their anticipation of the opportunities of
freedom and the frontier collided with the realities of the racism they encountered. Some individuals persevered
to make their mark on the history of the West and their stories have inspired Kearsley's BLACK WEST series of paintings. (and also see BLACK COWBOYS by
Robbins & Becher at Sonnabend) Hank Kearsley studied under Hale Woodruff, Helen Frankenthaler and Louise Nevelson.
After some early years in New York City, including a bachelor's degree and MFA from NYU and City College, he moved
to Massachusetts where he teaches and divides his time between studios in the Berkshires and the Boston area. Exhibitions
of his paintings include shows at the Museum of the National Center for Afro-American Artists, Wellesley College, Hudson River
Museum, New York University, Goddard College, and Long Island University.
more photos from the opening reception |
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