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Richard F. Brush Art Gallery
(St. Lawrence University)
Overview
The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University has partnered with ARTstor to share 229 images of African textiles and Vietnam War-era photography from its permanent collection, as well as images of contemporary Nigerian art. From its permanent collection, the Gallery will share images of West African textiles, which were donated by Christopher D. Roy (Class of 1970) and Nora Leonard Roy (Class of 1969). Christopher Roy, Professor of Art History and Elizabeth M. Stanley Faculty Fellow of African Art History at the University of Iowa, is also contributing his archive of field photography to the Digital Library. The Gallery will also contribute images of photographs documenting the Vietnam War (1961-1975) and the contemporaneous protests and demonstrations that occurred in the United States.
In addition, the Gallery will share approximately 100 images of contemporary Nigerian art. The collection in ARTstor will include works by approximately a dozen contemporary Nigerian artists, including Obiora Udechukwu, Charles A. Dana Professor of Fine Arts at St. Lawrence University. Born in Nigeria in 1946, Udechukwu is one of the principal figures of the Nsukka group of artists associated with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and whose works reference Uli, the traditional body drawing and wall painting of the Igbo people of Nigeria. The Uli aesthetic stresses brevity, simplification, linearity, spontaneity, and a judicious mixture of pattern and large open spaces.
The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University was named in recognition of the generosity of Richard F. Brush (Class of 1952). It supports the University's academic programs and curricular activities by maintaining a permanent collection of nearly 7,000 art objects and organizing temporary exhibitions and other educational programs. The permanent collection has particular strengths in 20th century American and European works on paper, including prints, photographs, drawings, and artists' books and portfolios, as well as significant holdings in 19th and 20th century American and European sculpture, ceramics, and painting.
Collection information
| Total size of collection* | 229 |
|---|---|
| Percentage of completion | 0% |
* Image totals should be regarded as an approximation until a given collection is 100% complete. Users should also bear in mind that the number of images available to them may vary from country to country, reflecting ARTstor’s approach to addressing an international copyright landscape that itself varies from country to country.
Last updated: July 23, 2009