An all-star collection.Something All Our Own: The Grant Hill Collection of African American Art African American art is a broad term describing the visual arts of the American black community. Influenced by various cultural traditions, including those of Africa, Europe and the Americas, traditional African American art forms include the range of plastic arts, from Edited by Alvia J. Wardlaw Duke University Press November 2003 $49.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-822-33306-6 Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). History Early years The Orlando Magic officially entered the NBA as an expansion franchise in 1989. basketball star Grant Hill has another passion that he has recently put on display--he is a collector of fine artworks by distinguished African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. artists. Since 1990, Hill has been building a collection that now includes 46 works by artists such as Romare Bearden Romare Bearden, (September 2, 1911, in Charlotte, North Carolina—March 12, 1988 in New York, New York) was an African-American artist and writer. He worked in several media including, cartoons, oils, and collage. , John Biggers, Phoebe Beasley and Elizabeth Catlett Elizabeth Catlett Mora (born April 15,1915) is an African American sculptress and printmaker. Catlett is best known for the black, expressionistic sculptures and prints she produced during the 1960s and 1970s, which are seen as politically charged. . The beautifully illustrated catalogue for the collection welcomes the reader to see some of the splendid works that Hill finds inspiring. "The interest in my heritage as an African American is reflected in this collection," Hill notes. And according to several esteemed folk in the art world, Hill is really on to something. "He has set as high a bar for his endeavors in the realm of art as he has for his work on the basketball court, Ruth Fine, curator the recent Bearden exhibit at the National Gallery of Art, says. One of the highlights of the book is an essay by curator Alvia J. Wardlaw that describes a history of African American art collecting, dating back to the 1800s. Because Hill is willing to share his eye and heart for collecting, he is taking his show on the road. The collection Something All Our Own has been on tour since this past November and will continue to tour through November 2005. To find out more about Hill's art collection on exhibit, visit the Web site http:www.dukeupress.edu/book/granthill and www.granthill.com.ghc. |
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