About jaf - gifts

Gifts from the private collection of judith alexander

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.

2018

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MOCA GA), ATLANTA

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"

2014

HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, atlanta

Franz Kline (1910 - 1962)

Untitled XV, 1960

Image/Plate: 11 x 13 3/4"

2013

High museum of art, atlanta

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

Clark Atlanta university, atlanta

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"

2012

Clark atlanta university, atlanta

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.

high museum of art, atlanta

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.

Morris Museum of art, Augusta, Georgia

Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)

Hello, Goodbye, 1982

Mixed media on paper 9 1/8 x 10 1/4"

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MOCA GA), ATLANTA

Benjamin Jones (b. 1954)

Sketchbook. 20 drawings, 1995 - 1997 (not pictured)

See contents slideshow below

Click here to learn more about Benjamin Jones

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”

Click here to learn more about Mario Petrirena

Click here for Atlanta Contemporary's Truck Talk with Mario Petrirena and Beth Malone

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS, WASHINGTON, DC

Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)

Untitled (Strawberries), 1980

IMAGE: 17 x 14", crayon & graphite on paper

TELFAIR MUSEUMS, SAVANNAH

Georgia Blizzard (1919 - 2002)

Vase

Click here to learn more about Georgia Blizzard

Click here to watch a short profile of the artist

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

Click here to learn more about Raymond Coins

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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.

2011

Clark atlanta university, atlanta

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