Members of Robson’s Voices United and friends with a painting by Norman Lewis, a leader of the Harlem Renaissance, during a tour of the works of African American artists at the Amon Carter Museum of American History in Fort Worth (photo by Tiffany Ramzy)
Jane Scholz
A group of Voices United members from Robson Ranch toured the works of six important African American artists at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, led by member Jane Scholz who is a docent at the museum.
The group spent an hour looking at works by artists, most descended from enslaved people, who created paintings and sculpture from 1820 to today. The styles included landscape painting, abstract expressionism, portraiture, black and white prints, and a contemporary installation that filled an entire large hallway. They followed the tour with lunch at the Kimball Museum next door.
“Racism and the legacy of slavery in the United States created many barriers for Black artists to be accepted in the art world,” said Scholz as she led the tour, which was sponsored by the Voices Diversity Committee.
This public tour will be repeated monthly for the next year at the Fort Worth museum. The next scheduled dates are Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, and Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at 11 a.m. and Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at 1 p.m. at the Amon Carter Museum. All tours and admission to the museum are free. No reservations are required.