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Magnificent Seven art exhibition at Delaware State
Exhibition hours for the free public exhibition are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, at DSUs Art Center/Gallery. A public reception will be held from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29. The exhibition of approximately 40 works includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, photographs, prints and mixed media by Oubre, then an art professor at Alabama State College (now University) and his students William Anderson, Herman Bailey, Arthur Britt, Floyd Coleman, John Feagin, Paul Gary and Harper T. Phillips. Hayward Louis Oubre, Jr. (1916- ) is a sculptor, painter, printmaker, educator, author and civil servant known for his contributions to the art world and the color wheel (a clarified approach to color mixing and color relationships). Among his renowned works are his wire sculptures: Prophet, Young Horse and Convolutions. The imagination and creativity displayed in Oubre's work have earned him more than 50 exhibits, representation in the permanent collection at Atlanta University and numerous awards, including listings in Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who in Black America and North Carolina's highest honor, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. For more information on the Paul Jones Collection, contact curator Amalia Amaki, assistant professor of Black American Studies at UD, at 831-4075 or via e-mail at [amaki@udel.edu]. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |