Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey - Where Art and History Intersect February 11, 2010

The collection features works of art by important African American artists such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Sam Gilliam, William H. Johnson, Jacob Lawrence and Henry O. Tanner. In addition, visitors will see historical documents and artifacts of Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Alain Locke, Phillis Wheatley and Malcolm X. When viewed as a whole, the ninety plus objects reveal important aspects of American history and culture.