Nellie Ashford Library Installation

  • August 05, 2022 - October 09, 2023
E.H. Little Library - On Site Exhibition
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Prompted by the recent donation of Nellie Ashford’s The Deed of Transformation to the collection of the Davidson College Art Galleries, we present additional works from the collection that foster similar narratives (both positive and negative) on the universal themes of family, love, race, identity, and the home.

Curated by Marisa J Pascucci, Gallery and Collection Coordinator

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Artwork
Artists
The Deed of Transformation by Nellie Ashford Rawls
  • Nellie Ashford Rawls
  • The Deed of Transformation, 2022
48 x 48 in
(121.92 x 121.92 cm)
Paint, fabric, wood filings, sand, collaged paper, and found objects on canvas
Black Self, from the series Black Self/White Self by Wendy Ewald
  • Wendy Ewald
  • Black Self, from the series Black Self/White Self
19.75 x 15.5 in
(50.17 x 39.37 cm)
Gelatin silver print
Night Movie by Julie Blackmon
  • Julie Blackmon
  • Night Movie, 2011
19 x 16 in
(48.26 x 40.64 cm)
Archival pigment print
East Durham Love - As Soon as I Get Home II by Kennedi Carter
  • Kennedi Carter
  • East Durham Love - As Soon as I Get Home II, 2019
31 x 24 in
(78.74 x 60.96 cm)
Archival pigment print
Deadbrook After the Battle of Ezra's Church from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) by Kara Walker
  • Kara Walker
  • Deadbrook After the Battle of Ezra's Church fro..., 2005
27 x 34.5 in
(68.58 x 87.63 cm)
Offset lithograph and screenprint on Somerset paper
Product by Tommie Robinson
  • Tommie Robinson
  • Product, 1993
21.5 x 29.25 in
(54.61 x 74.3 cm)
Transparent watercolor on paper
Love, Harlem by Sonia Handelman Meyer
  • Sonia Handelman Meyer
  • Love, Harlem
10 x 10 in
(25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Gelatin silver print
Nine Etchings by Hurvin Anderson
  • Hurvin Anderson
  • Nine Etchings, 2005
21.25 x 28.75 in
(53.98 x 73.03 cm)
Etching on paper
Nine Etchings by Hurvin Anderson

Hurvin Anderson

The Deed of Transformation by Nellie Ashford Rawls

Nellie Ashford Rawls

Night Movie by Julie Blackmon

Julie Blackmon

East Durham Love - As Soon as I Get Home II by Kennedi Carter

Kennedi Carter

Black Self, from the series Black Self/White Self by Wendy Ewald

Wendy Ewald

Love, Harlem by Sonia Handelman Meyer

Sonia Handelman Meyer

Product by Tommie Robinson

Tommie Robinson

Deadbrook After the Battle of Ezra's Church from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) by Kara Walker

Kara Walker