American portrait paintings
Agnes Millen Richmond (1870-1964), ”A Young Friend,” 1922. Oil on canvas. 36 x 32 in. Huntsville Museum of Art, Association Purchase 2008, Sellars Collection, 2009.13

Art Exhibition: “American Identity”
Huntsville Museum of Art, Alabama
Through October 15, 2023
hsvmuseum.org

From the museum:

“American Identity” features over thirty traditional, symbolic, and groundbreaking portraits from the Huntsville Museum of Art’s permanent collection. This timely exhibition includes a wide range of media, examining the history of portraiture from the early 19th century to today, and poses provocative questions about the very nature of likeness, identity, and representation.

In one word, how would you describe yourself? How is the way you describe yourself different from how others describe you?

Identity is shaped, formed, and expressed in complex ways. For artists, portraiture has long been a powerful visual tool for defining identity but, for artists who live and work in the United States, contending with notions of identity has been further complicated by the country’s complex, often one-sided history.

American portrait paintings
Aron Belka (b. 1974), ”Clifton Faust,” 2018. Oil on canvas. 48 x 48 in. Huntsville Museum of Art, Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Dr. John Rison Jones, Jr. Acquisition Fund and the Susy & Robert Thurbert Acquisition Fund, 2020.10 © Aron Belka, 2023
American portrait paintings
William Frye (American, 1822-1872), ”Portrait of Lucy Anne Spotswood Matthews,” ca. 1850-1860. Oil on canvas. 36 x 29 in. Huntsville Museum of Art, Gift of Annie Waesche, 2023.02
Alicia Henry (b. 1966), Untitled Figure with Flowers, ca. 2020. Dye acrylic, fabric, thread, and paper. 35 x 16 in. Collection of Sasha and Charlie Sealy © Alicia Henry, 2023
Alicia Henry (b. 1966), Untitled Figure with Flowers, ca. 2020. Dye acrylic, fabric, thread, and paper. 35 x 16 in. Collection of Sasha and Charlie Sealy © Alicia Henry, 2023

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