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Aminah Robinson is a name familiar to many people in Columbus. When the African American artist died in 2015, she donated her house and studio to the Columbus Museum of Art. There was an enormous treasure trove that no one had ever seen before. We can now see many of these works in a show at the museum,
Raggin On: The Art of Aminah Brenda Lynne Robinson’s House and Journals.
When you walk into the exhibit, you first see a large chair. It’s kind of a throne with intricate carvings in leather and tree roots. Curator Deidre Hamlar describes the chair’s origins.