Faces From The African American Experience Art Show 2002

FACES FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE ART SHOW
More Photos From the Feb. 10, 2002 Reception
Photography by Hoag Levins

CAMDEN, N.J. (Feb. 11, 2002) -- Explaining his work to reception attendees, Kevyn Terrill Johnson (above, left) of Upper Darby, Pa., is backgrounded by part of his pencil drawing, "It Takes Three." Above, right, African American Experience guest curator, Joe L. Speight of Marlton, N.J. talks about the gold tribal mask created by artist Curt Brooks of Pennsauken.

Robert Payne, agent for artist Lady Bird Strickland, and Denise Fox, Camden County Historical Society conservator, hang Strickland's painting, "White Chocolate," depicting a plantation slave scene. One of four works Strickland entered in the show, it depicts a young female slave fathered by the plantation master, serving refreshments to her father and half-sister. See larger photo.

Camden County Historical Society programming director Sandy Levins (above, left) greets arriving visitors near the refreshments table. Photographed as she photographed the gallery in which her own photographs were hanging, Rutgers student and photojournalist Jackey Melton of Camden shows off her hair.

"Hot Vibrations," a large-scale charcoal work (above, left) by Don Stephens of Willingboro, N.J., was the first image arriving visitors saw at the show. Beverly Collins-Roberts of Camden had five photographs in the show, including one (above, right) titled "Back to Our Roots" showing children playing in African garb.

Curt Brooks of Pennsauken, N.J. (above, left) displayed works that evolved from his trip to Africa. Lorraine Bivans (above, right) near her painting "Weary," the portrait of a female sharecropper. "Weary" was one of the works sold during the show.