Tag: Souls

Artist Alice Neel, a collector of souls

In the 1978 documentary "Alice Neel: They Are Their Own Gifts," the artist said, "One of the reasons I painted was to catch life as it goes by, right hot off the griddle. ... "With me, painting was more than a profession; it was also an obsession. I had to paint."The late artist called herself "a collector of souls," and those souls are now ...

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NGA Acquires Art from Souls Grown Deep—and More – ARTnews.com

Monday, December 28 National Gallery of Art Acquires 40 Works from Souls Grown DeepThe Souls Grown Deep Foundation, an Atlanta-based organization focused on Black artists of the American South, has given 40 works to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Included in the acquisition are works by 21 artists, including nine pieces by the Gee’s Bend quilters, three sculptures by Lonnie Holley, and seven pieces ...

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