Full disclosure, I didn't realize the H.U. had an art gallery, and that fact along shames me greatly.
The exhibit was meant to be a dialogue between works from both museums. My only complaint was that it was so limited--only two rooms. Here are images and highlights from those rooms and I place a key in brackets with each painting PC for the Phillips Collection and HU for Howard University. Enjoy!
"Exodus," 1948 [HU]
Wifredo Lam, 1902 - 1982
Cuban
"Bullfight," 1934 [PC]
Pablo Picasso, 1881 - 1973
Spanish
Two works by
James Lesesne Wells, 1902 - 1993
American
TOP: "Journey to Egypt," 1931 [PC]
BOTTOM: "Adoration of the Magi," 1950 [HU]
"Jennie," 1943 [HU]
Lois Mailou Jones, 1905 - 1998
American
"Lemons and Tangerines," 1913 [PC]
Albert Andre, 1869 - 1954
French
"Harlem Belle," 1952 [HU]
Ellis Wilson, 1899 - 1977
American
"Flight into Egypt," 1936 [HU]
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859 - 1937
American
Confession: there are some artists whose works resonate with me so profoundly that I love them on first site. I know them even if I've never seen them before. Tanner is one of those artists. The moment I saw this painting on the wall, I gasped inside. What an exquisite joy! What a wonderful way to end this little snap shot, in flight to Egypt.
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