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URL:https://coolcleveland.com/events/new-cma-show-looks-at-work-by-karamu-
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SUMMARY:New CMA Show Looks at Work by Karamu Printmakers from the ’30s an
 d ’40s
DESCRIPTION:\nSun 3/23-Sun 8/17\nKaramu House is mostly known today as one 
 of the country’s foremost presenters of Black theater. Founded in 1915 a
 s a settlement house\, it soon became a hub for interracial theater\, prod
 ucing plays by artists such as the young poet Langston Hughes. But in the 
 1930s\, it also started a printmaking workshop where members\, including H
 ughes\, could experiment with diverse printmaking techniques and themes re
 lated to Back life. A 1942 travelling exhibition in 1942 gave this communi
 ty some national recognition.\nStarting this week\, it will get recognitio
 n at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s new show\, Karamu Artists Inc.: Print
 making\, Race\, and Community. It offers an in-depth look at the work crea
 ted by the Karamu artists and situates them in the American art scene of t
 he 30s and 40s.\n The show includes more than 60 prints created at Karamu
 \, drawn from both the museum’s own collection and loans\, by artists su
 ch as Elmer W. Brown\, Hughie Lee-Smith\, Charles Sallée\, and William E.
  Smith. It emphasizes how these artists were drawn to printmaking because 
 it was accessible and affordable\, giving them a means to channel their vi
 sions into art without a lot of obstacles.\n“Karamu Artists Inc. was one
  of the most influential collectives of Black printmakers in the 1930s and
  1940s\,” says Curator of Prints and Drawings Britany Salsbury in the sh
 ow’s press release. “Although the group is mentioned frequently in his
 tories of the Works Progress Administration and the Harlem Renaissance\, i
 ts members’ accomplishments deserve substantive attention\, and we are t
 hrilled to partner with Karamu House to shed new light on their work. Thei
 r pioneering vision of printmaking as a means of connecting artists with c
 ommunities is more relevant today than ever.”\nThe show is free and will
  be on view through Sunday August 17 in the James and Hanna Bartlett Print
 s and Drawings Galleries.\nkaramu-artists-inc-printmaking-race-and-communi
 ty\n[mappress mapid="3131"]
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