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Heritage: Wadsworth and Jae Jarrell: Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH

Past exhibition
19 November 2017 - 25 February 2018
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Wadsworth Jarrell Black Family, 1968 Acrylic on canvas 46 x 36 x 2 in 116.8 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm
Wadsworth Jarrell
Black Family, 1968
Acrylic on canvas
46 x 36 x 2 in
116.8 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm

Inspired by the Cleveland Museum of Art’s recent acquisition of Wadsworth Jarrell’s Heritage (1973), a painting of great significance, the exhibition Heritage: Wadsworth and Jae Jarrell examines the work and enduring legacy of multidisciplinary artists Wadsworth and Jae Jarrell.

 

Featuring 15 works from the mid-1960s to the present, the exhibition is a stunning array of colorful paintings, sculptures, and textiles. The Jarrells’ work engages music, the family, and many cultures from the African continent as cornerstones of pride and communal identity. Taking the form of an intimate dialogue between husband and wife, the exhibition celebrates these two Cleveland-based artists and illustrates the couple’s keen ability to incite change by “[focusing] on our heritage instead of protesting injustice meted out by mainstream America.”

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Works
  • Wadsworth Jarrell Black Family, 1968 Acrylic on canvas 46 x 36 x 2 in 116.8 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm
    Wadsworth Jarrell
    Black Family, 1968
    Acrylic on canvas
    46 x 36 x 2 in
    116.8 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm
  • Wadsworth Jarrell I Am Better Than Those Motherfuckers and They Know It, 1969 Acrylic on canvas 45 x 37 in 114.3 x 94 cm
    Wadsworth Jarrell
    I Am Better Than Those Motherfuckers and They Know It, 1969
    Acrylic on canvas
    45 x 37 in
    114.3 x 94 cm
  • Wadsworth Jarrell Boss Couple, 1970 Acrylic on canvas 36 x 27 1/2 in 91.4 x 69.8 cm
    Wadsworth Jarrell
    Boss Couple, 1970
    Acrylic on canvas
    36 x 27 1/2 in
    91.4 x 69.8 cm
  • Wadsworth Jarrell Blue Hill Road, 1968 Oil on canvas 32 x 26 in 81.3 x 66 cm
    Wadsworth Jarrell
    Blue Hill Road, 1968
    Oil on canvas
    32 x 26 in
    81.3 x 66 cm
  • Wadsworth Jarrell Portrait of Jae, 1966 Oil on canvas 29 x 20 x 3/4 in 73.7 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm
    Wadsworth Jarrell
    Portrait of Jae, 1966
    Oil on canvas
    29 x 20 x 3/4 in
    73.7 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Jae Jarrell Going to NYC, 1994 Mixed media on canvas 53 x 74 in 134.6 x 188 cm
    Jae Jarrell
    Going to NYC, 1994
    Mixed media on canvas
    53 x 74 in
    134.6 x 188 cm
  • Jae Jarrell Brothers Surrounding Sis in Ornamented Screen, 2017 Painted wood, antique player piano discs, and photographs 64 x 14 x 14 in 162.6 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm
    Jae Jarrell
    Brothers Surrounding Sis in Ornamented Screen, 2017
    Painted wood, antique player piano discs, and photographs
    64 x 14 x 14 in
    162.6 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm
  • Jae Jarrell Victorian Screen & Radiator Gates, 2017 Wood, radiator gates, and photographs 64 x 14 x 14 in 162.6 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm
    Jae Jarrell
    Victorian Screen & Radiator Gates, 2017
    Wood, radiator gates, and photographs
    64 x 14 x 14 in
    162.6 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm
  • Jae Jarrell Bird of Paradise Ensemble, Ode to Tie-Dyed Suede, 1993 - c. 2017 Tie dyed suede and acrylic on wood 80 x 20 x 20 in 203.2 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm
    Jae Jarrell
    Bird of Paradise Ensemble, Ode to Tie-Dyed Suede, 1993 - c. 2017
    Tie dyed suede and acrylic on wood
    80 x 20 x 20 in
    203.2 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Installation Views
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  • Screen Shot 2018 09 15 At 1 55 45 Pm 865X720
  • Screen Shot 2018 09 15 At 1 55 21 Pm 958X720
  • Screen Shot 2018 09 15 At 1 56 02 Pm 961X720
  • Screen Shot 2020 11 07 At 3 55 02 Pm
  • Screen Shot 2020 11 07 At 3 55 18 Pm

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