Building the Spelman Art Collection with Purpose
Museum of Fine Art Recent Acquisitions
Image 1: Augusta Savage (American, 1892 -1962), Gamin, c. 1930, painted plaster, 9 ⅛ x 5 ¾ x 4 ¼ in. Terra Foundation for American Art and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art co-acquisition in honor of Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., 10th President of Spelman College. TCA2023.2 and SC2023.1
Image 2: Augusta Savage (American, 1892 - 1962), Portrait of a Baby, c. 1942, terracotta, 10 x 8 ½ x 8 in. Terra Foundation for American Art and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art co-acquisition in honor of Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., 10th President of Spelman College.
Image 3: Amanda Williams, What black is this you say?—”El Español es tu lengua materna pero estás orgullosa de tus raíces Africanas.”—black (08.05.20) v2, 2022, Oil, mixed media on wood panel, 60 x 60 in., Collection of Spelman College Museum of Fine Art.
Image 4: Shelia Pree Bright (American, 1967), A Quiet Evening with Stacy Abrams (Governor Race 2018), 2018, Silver Gelatin Print, 1/7 edition. Terra Foundation for American Art and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art co-acquisition in honor of Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., 10th President of Spelman College.