Judith Alexander left behind an impressive art collection, a part of which came to be in the care of the Foundation in 2005. Individual pieces are being carefully gifted to arts institutions over time. The goal is to find homes for the various works where they can be seen and appreciated by the public for many years to come.
Tina Dunkley
Mama D. Series: Exploring the Paranormal
Craypas on paper
10.25 x 7"
Click here for Tina Dunkley's biography and resume
Click here for Black Art in America's profile of Tina Dunkley
Benjamin Jones
For Judith, 1998
Mixed media on paper (Alexander Genealogy paper document)
23 x 28"
Benjamin Jones
Awaiting Execution, 1998
Mixed media on paper
8.75 x 10"
Benjamin Jones
Caged, 1997
Mixed media on paper
8.5 x 12"
Benjamin Jones
Untitled (Notebook)
Small format sketchbook with 24 drawings, 1994 - 2002
8 x 6", closed
Benjamin Jones
Untitled (Notebook)
Small format sketchbook with 24 drawings, 1995- 1997
8 x 6", closed
Postcard Details from 1995-1997 Notebook
Mario Petrirena
Untitled (Sculpture), 1995
Clay, 6.5" tall
Mario Petrirena
Bowl, 1990
White bowl with barbed wire "handle"
8.5 " diameter; 4" height
Mario Petrirena
Untitled (Ceramic Heart Shape with face), 1980
White bowl with barbed wire "handle"
Approximately 3x6"
Franz Kline (1910 - 1962)
Untitled XV, 1960
Image/Plate: 11 x 13 3/4"
Saul Steinberg
(1914 - 1999)
Air Mail Still Life, 1970
Lithograph on Arches Paper, 22 x 30"
Not Pictured:
Mixed Media, 1970
Music and China, 1970
Saul Steinberg
(1914 - 1999)
Matisse Postcard, 1970
Lithograph on Arches Paper, 22 x 30"
Saul Steinberg
(1914 - 1999)
Braque Postcard, 1970
Lithograph on Arches Paper, 22 x 30"
Saul Steinberg
(1914 - 1999)
Millet, 1970
Lithograph on Arches Paper, 22 x 30"
Georgio De Chirico (1888 - 1978)
Hector and Andromache (Ettore e Andromaca), 1969, Lithograph
Image/Plate: 19 3/4 x 15 1/2"
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Head of a Woman, 1962, Linotype
Image/Plate: 25 x 20 3/4"
Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Untitled, 1971
13 1/2 x 40 1/4 inches
Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016)
Untitled, 1988 - Tigers in Jungle Setting
Image: 23 x 28", plywood
Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016)
Flying Over New York, 1993
Image: 33 x 26"
Nellie Mae Rowe
(1900 - 1982)
Untitled, 1981
Image:15 x 20"
Mario Petrirena (b. 1954)
Ceramic Bowl, 1995
12" with raised sculpted faces (not pictured)
Click here to learn more about Mario Petrirena from South Writ Large.
Sister Gertrude Morgan
(1900- 1980)
Untitled, no date
Image/Plate: 8 x 8"
Click here to see a short video about Sister Gertrude Morgan's calling, her art and her music. Click here to hear her singing Let Us Make a Record.
Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)
Hello, Goodbye, 1982
Mixed media on paper 9 1/8 x 10 1/4"
Benjamin Jones (b. 1954)
Sketchbook. 20 drawings, 1995 - 1997 (not pictured)
See contents slideshow below
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Susan Loftin (b. 1950)
Four small layered glass sculptures
in form of houses, 1990
Size: approx 4" x 5" x 5”
Click here to learn more about Susan Loftin
Click here for Atlanta Contemporary's Truck Talk with Susan Loftin and Beth Malone
Mario Petrirena (b. 1954)
Three ceramic sculptures in form of houses, 1990
Size: approx 4" x 5" x 5”
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Click here for Atlanta Contemporary's Truck Talk with Mario Petrirena and Beth Malone
Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)
Untitled (Strawberries), 1980
IMAGE: 17 x 14", crayon & graphite on paper
Georgia Blizzard (1919 - 2002)
Vase
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IMAGE: Portrait of Georgia Blizzard, photographed by Chuck Rosenak. Image is courtesy of the Chuck and Jan Rosenak research material, 1990-1999, in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.,
Raymond Coins (1904-2002)
Gator, 1980
River rock, 5 1/2 x 17 x 3", carved and shaped into abstract alligator; smoothed surface
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IMAGE: Raymond Coins, by Cedric N. Chatterley
Ellie Lee Weems (1901 - 1983)
Vintage Studio image, 1945, Gelatin Silver Process on photo paper
Image: 16 1/2 x 13 1/2"
Click here to learn more about Ellie Lee Weems from the Auburn Avenue Research Library.
Click here to learn more about the artist at the Barbara Archer Gallery site.
Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)
Haints, 1979
Mixed Media (marker, crayon, craypas) on paper,
14 x 11"
Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)
I Must Keep Running Own Caint Turn Around, 1982
12 x 10”
Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016)
Sunlight, 1995
paper, 33 x 40”
The gifts of works by Nellie Mae Rowe and Thornton Dial that The Judith Alexander Foundation made to The Clark Atlanta University Art Gallery were included in the exhibition, In the Eye of the Muses, curated by Tina Dunkley, then Director at the gallery.
The Foundation was honored to have a hand in the creation of the accompanying significant and historical volume of the same name, co-authored by Dunkley and Jerry Cullum. The commemorative 253-page tome celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the art gallery's permanent collection and the sixtieth anniversary of the unveiling of the Art of the Negro murals in Trevor Arnett Hall on the CAU campus.
Click here to enjoy a video about the collection, with commentary by Tina Dunkley, created by Felipe Barral
Leroy Almon (1938-1997)
Good and Evil, 1983
Poly-chrome bas-relief wood carving, 24 x 7"
Click here to learn more about Leroy Almon
Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016)
Going Along with the Tiger (The Struggling White Man), 1997
33 x 44"
Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016)
Woman Posing with Flower, 1996
mixed media on paper, 41 x 29”
Benjamin Jones (b. 1954)
Skull in Brown and Gold, 1999; 16 1/2 x 14"
Susan Loftin (b. 1950)
Ceramic Box and 3 chairs, 1990;
Chairs: tiled ceramic/8x24x6”
John B. Murray (1908 - 1988)
Sketchbook, 1985 (Not Pictured)
9 pages, 8 x 5 1/2"
IMAGE: Untitled, watercolor and marker on paper, 13 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches; Telfair Museum Purchase. © Judith Alexander Foundation / Atlanta, GA
Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)
Creation (Pink Fish), 1981; 14 x 17 (framed)
Sara Mary Taylor (1916 - 2000)
Story Quilt, 77 3/4 x 62"; cotton,
poly-cotton, and denim