The Ohr-OâKeefe Museum of Art Receives Major Gift of 50 Artworks From Collector Gordon W. Bailey
May 19, 2021 13:17
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Wallace Nez (United States, 1972- ), Seed Pot, c. 1999, polychrome sgraffito, 3 x 4 in.
Purvis Young (United States, 1943-2010), There Are Angels In The City, c. 1990s, mixed media on wood, 55 1/2 x 48 x 1 in.
The Ohr-OâKeefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi has received a major donation of 50 artworks by Los Angeles-based, advocate and collector Gordon W. Bailey.
The transformative gift features African American artists Leroy Almon, David Butler, Richard Dial, Thornton Dial, Minnie Evans, Roy Ferdinand, Sandy Hall, Clementine Hunter, Charlie Lucas, Juanita Rogers, Sulton Rogers, Welmon Sharlhorne, Herbert Singleton, Willie White, and Purvis Young; Native Americans, Silas and Bertha Claw, Betty Manygoats, Elizabeth Manygoats, Wallace Nez, and Lorraine Williams; and Southern potters, Burlon Craig,
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BILOXI, MS
.-The Ohr-OKeefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi announced a major donation of 50 artworks by Los Angeles-based, advocate and collector Gordon W. Bailey. The transformative gift features African American artists Leroy Almon, David Butler, Richard Dial, Thornton Dial, Minnie Evans, Roy Ferdinand, Sandy Hall, Clementine Hunter, Charlie Lucas, Juanita Rogers, Sulton Rogers, Welmon Sharlhorne, Herbert Singleton, Willie White, and Purvis Young; Native Americans, Silas and Bertha Claw, Betty Manygoats, Elizabeth Manygoats, Wallace Nez, and Lorraine Williams; and Southern potters, Burlon Craig, Cheever Meaders, and Lanier Meaders. On behalf of the board and the OKeefe family, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Mr. Bailey for making this generous donation of important artworks, said Jeffrey H. OKeefe, In addition to enriching the museums permanent collection by adding Native American an . More