PSU Magazine Winter 2004

C O L L E C T I O N Portland State University's Littman Gallery February 2 - March 27 , 2004 The Alumni Association is hosting a First Thursday reception and gallery viewing February 5 from 5:30 to 8 p .m. in 228 Smith Memorial Student Union . One of the most important and comprehensive collections of 20th century African American art is coming to Portland State. "Celebration and Vision: The Hewitt Collection of African American Art" is owned by Bank of America and is on a national tour to museums and cultural centers across the United States. The Hewitt Collection consists of 55 works of art by 20 artists. It includes renowned works such as "The Card Players" by Hale Woodruff; "Morning Ritual" by Romare Bearden; "Woman in a Blue Coat" by Ernest Crichlow; and "Gate in Tangier" by Henry 0. Tanner. Bank of America purchased the collection in 1998 from Vivian and John Hewitt of New York, who collected the works over a 50-year period. Bank of America offers an educa– tional component to the exhibit. Through a special partnership among Portland State, Bank of America, and Portland Public Schools, 30 teachers and more than 900 students will have an in-depth experience of the exhibit. "Celebration and Vision: The Hewitt Collection of African American Art" will be on display, free of charge, Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays until 7 p.m. in the Littman Gallery of PSU's Smith Memorial Student Union (1825 SW Broadway, second floor). For more information call 503-725-5031. Collection pieces are (top) "Canal Builders II" by Ann Tanksley (1989); "Head of a Woman" by Elizabeth Catlett (1967); and "Woman Washing Clothes" by Charles H. Alston (1970). Courtesy of Bank of America