Specialists in the Field: Nigel Freeman at the Wallach Art Gallery Nigel Freeman, our African-American Fine Art director, stopped by the Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University to view Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today. Nigel Freeman & Marco Tomaschett at the Wallach Art Gallery exhibition, Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today. Here are Nigel’s takeaways on the exhibition: Posing Modernity is a wonderful and trailblazing first exhibition from curator Denise Murrell based on her 2013 Ph.D. dissertation for Columbia University’s department of art history and archaeology that investigates the long overlooked role of the African and African-American model. The show has been one of the most influential exhibitions of 2018, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience works from across the globe, as well as various mediums and disciplines. Posing Modernity is in its closing weekend and will be traveling to the Musée d’Orsay in Paris where it will be on view in an expanded version until July. On the left: Frédéric Brazille, Young Woman with Peonies, 1870. On the right: Study for Young Woman with PeoniesPhoto by Nigel Freeman. On the left: Frédéric Brazille, La Toilette, 1870. On the right: Thomas Ekins, Female Model, circa 1867-69. Photo by Nigel Freeman. From left to right: Miguel Covarrubias, James VanDerZee, James A. Porter andNorman LewisPhoto by Nigel Freeman. Charles Alston, Girl In a Red Dress, 1934. Photo by Nigel Freeman Collages by Romare Bearden and Henri MatissePhoto by Nigel Freeman. Installation view of Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today.Photo by Nigel Freeman. Posing Modernity will be open through February 10, 2019. Our next auction of African-American Fine Art will be on April 4. Share Facebook Twitter February 8, 2019Author: Nigel FreemanCategory: African American Art Tags: African-American Fine Art Specialists in the Field Wallach Art Gallery Previous Upcoming Highlights: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Next Records & Results: Fine Illustrated Books & Graphics Recommended Posts Richard L. Brown Painting to be Offered in October 2009 African American Art September 17, 2009 A Brief History of AfriCOBRA African American Art April 14, 2020 2020: Year in Review Swann December 23, 2020