Robert Freeman, whose work is part of The Freedom Place Collection exhibit currently in the Mercer Gallery, will visit MCC today (Wednesday, Feb. 2). Opportunities to meet and speak with this artist-educator:
-- Gallery talk
4 to 5 p.m.
Theatre in Building 4
Freeman will give a presentation about the art collection and his work
Free and open to the public
A Brooklyn native now living in the Boston area, Freeman is much admired for his bold, colorful brushwork and figurative paintings of well-heeled African-Americans at sophisticated gatherings. Freeman received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in fine arts from Boston University. He was artist-in-residence at Noble and Greenough School from 1981 until his recent retirement as well as a lecturer and instructor at Harvard University from 1988 to 1994.
-- Opening reception
7 to 9 p.m.
Mercer Gallery in Building 12
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by MCC’s Diversity Council, Creative Arts Committee and Mercer Gallery in celebration of Black History Month and as part of the college’s commitment to foster greater awareness and appreciation of diversity and inclusion in society.
The Freedom Place Collection is a major exhibition of rarely seen works by five African-American artists. For more information, go to "https://www.monroecc.edu/go/mercer" or call Mercer Gallery at x2021.
Below are images of "Jamboree" by Robert Freeman and of the artist.
Hency Yuen-Eng
College and Community Relations
02/02/2011
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