Reflections: Art from the Collection of Myrna Colley-Lee
The LSU Museum of Art's Reflections is an exhibit exploring the lives, traditions, and environments of African-American in the twentieth century. Fifty pieces of art on display are drawn from the collection of Myrna Colley-Lee.
LSU Museum of Art 100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Charles White, Untitled
Opening this month at the LSU Museum of Art, Reflections is an exhibit exploring the lives, traditions, and environments of African-American in the twentieth century. The fifty pieces of art on display are drawn from the collection of Myrna Colley-Lee, who has enjoyed a long career as a costume designer and has long been a respected art collector. (Though because life is unfair, Google will inform you first that she's also Morgan Freeman's ex-wife.) Work by Romare Bearden, James Van Der Zee, Elizabeth Catlett, Eudora Welty, and Betye Saar present a snapshots of African American communities, both from within and from artists working alongside them. The LSU School of Music and Dramatic Arts will present a talk with Myrna Colley-Lee on her experience as a costume designer on September 7, 2017, preceding the LSUMOA's evening discussion with Colley-Lee that evening; stay tuned for more details. brandisimmons@lsu.edu or 225-389-7209; lsumoa.org.
