Mary Jackson Modern and Contemporary Gallery
Modern and contemporary art in America encompasses a wide range of styles, subject matter, and media. As a whole, the diversity of modern and contemporary art reflects the rich and varied heritage of our nation and the lowcountry region. Works in this gallery were created over the past forty years by artists who are native to the area, who have worked here, or who have created objects that reflect the complex story of the region. The works are grouped to reflect several themes including the southern landscape, the human figure, abstraction, and the legacy of slavery in America.
Corene, 1995, by Jonathan Green (American, b. 1955); oil on canvas; 48 x 60 inches; Museum purchase; 1998.005
Designs, Wrightsville Beach, 1968, by Minnie Evans (American, 1892-1987); collage with oil, crayon, and pencil on canvas; 19 x 23 1/4 inches; Museum purchase with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts Living Artist Fund; 1979.019
Landscape and Variable: Hide and Seek/Hunt and Hoard, 2008; by William Dunlap (American, b. 1944); polymer paint, ink, dry pigment and gold leaf; 39 x 52 inches; Museum purchase with funds provided by gifts from Mrs. Elizabeth W. Ellis, Mr. Edward Von Siebold Dingle and Mrs. Josephine Nelson, 2008.002
Cobra with Handle, ca. 1980, by Mary Jackson (American, b. 1945); sweetgrass, bulrush, palmetto, and pine needles; 15 x 16 inches; Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. Robert Marks; 1984.026
Tobacco Blues, 2000, by Radcliffe Bailey (American, b. 1968); color aquatint etching with photogravure and chine-colle on paper; 42 x 33 inches; Museum purchase; 2001.017
Wave Upon Wave, 2014, by John Westmark (American, b. 1963); acrylic, quilting pins, and paper sewing patterns on canvas; 66 x 99 3/4 inches; Museum purchase with funds from the Bonner Fund; 20014.007