Prominent African-American Artist to Speak at Polk Museum of Art

Radcliffe Bailey, one of the most prominent African-American artists working in the South, will be at Polk Museum of Art next month to talk about his artwork. A Conversation with Radcliffe Bailey will be held on Friday, January 9, at 6:00pm.

Todd Behrens, the Curator of Art, will be guiding the evening in an interview format. Everyone will gather in the Dorothy Jenkins Gallery, where Mr. Bailey’s artwork is displayed, and Todd will ask him questions about his work. After the conversation, there will be a light reception with a cash bar.

Mr. Bailey’s work is often based on vintage sepia-tone photographs of African-Americans. He then creates collages around the photographs. The pieces deal with taking broad themes like history, migration, settlement, and tradition and figuring out how each of us is influenced by them.

The talk is held in conjunction with the exhibition Radcliffe Bailey: Between Two Worlds and is free for Museum Members and $10 for Non-Members. The exhibition and talk are funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.