TBD: Various Sculptures
Artist Matthew Angelo Harrison
Curator Allison Glenn
Address
2223 St Louis Ave
St. Louis, MO
Site Description
In 2015, collector of Black memorabilia Calvin Riley opened the George B. Vashon Museum, named after George Boyer Vashon, an African American scholar, poet, lawyer, and abolitionist. The Vashon is part of the African American history museum district on St. Louis Avenue which includes the Griot Museum of Black History.
Artwork Details
About the Artwork
For Counterpublic 2023, Harrison’s sculptures nest alongside the dense historic collection of the George B. Vashon Museum of African American History, a house museum founded by Executive Director Calvin Riley that is dedicated to Black material culture and tells the history of prominent St. Louisans and Black experience. Situated within a historical framework designed by Riley, the Vashon’s collection creates a rich dialogue with Harrison’s inquiries into authorship, ownership, and presentation while making meaningful connections with Black history through material culture.
