The Cochran Collection

History of Absence — Late 20th Century African American Works on Paper


History of Absence features prints, drawings, and collage by prominent African American artists. Their stories, as told by the works themselves, are lathered in a language unfamiliar and seemingly foreign to those unaccustomed to it. The absence suggested by the collection's title is a glance at the thing not seen, a noticeable marasmus caused by the inability of our culture to absorb what it fails to recognize. This collection is grounded in Wes and Missy's interest in African American art and demonstrates their commitment to show the work of artists who are so often absent from the published history of 20th century art in America. It is this commitment, combined with the sense of discovery inherent in finding these artistic treasures, that has led to this exhibit.

Bruce Checefsky


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Serial Date Artist Title Dimensions Media Edition
1 1985 Amos Mandrill 30-1/4 x 38-1/4 x 1 Inches Colograph
2 1974 Andrews Sexism Study 28-1/4 x 22-1/4 x 1 Inches Etching AP
3 1994 Baraka Untitled 22-1/4 X 28-1/4 x 1 Inches Mixed Media
4 1999 Billops PorqueNo? 16-1/4 x 18-1/4 x 1 Inches Etching 5/15
5 1975 Billops For Japanese With Mirrors 24-1/4 x 22-1/4 x 1 Inches Relief-Inked Intaglio
6 ND Blackburn Organic Thing 24-1/4 x 22-1/4 x 1 Inches Lithograph E.V. 11
7 ND Blackburn Quiet Instrument 20 x 18-1/4 x 1 Inches Lithograph
8 1989 Bowling Conversations with Marcia Scott 36-1/2 x 48-1/4 x 1 Inches Screenprint
9 1980 Browne Jih-t-Gn 36-1/2 x 48-1/8 x 1 Inches Lithograph
10 ND Buchanan Pink Windows are Lucky 18 x 20-1/4 x 1 Inches Oil Pastel
11 1967 Coleman Untitled 24-1/4 x 22-1/4 x 1 Inches Oil Pastel
12 1973 Crite Dos Madres 18-1/4 x 16-1/4 x 1 Inches Ink/Watercolor
13 1988 Gammon With Our Regrets 18-1/4 x 20-1/4 x 1 Inches Hand Colored
14 1990 Gilliam For Xavier 36 x 48-1/4 x 1 Inches Screenprint
15 1960 Hayden John Henry 22-1/4 x 24-1/4 x 1 Inches Watercolor
16 1940s Huie The Family 18-1/4 x 20-1/4 x 1 Inches Pastel
17 1989 Humphrey Sunday Afternoon 36 x 48-1/4 x 1 Inches Offset Lithograph
18 1991 Humphries Untitled 24 x 22 x 1 Inches Acrylic Ink on Paper
19 1948-51 Joseph Peru 28 x 24-1/4 x 1 Inches Ink Wash
20 1985 Joseph Untitled 20 x 18-1/4 x 1 Inches
21 1995 Lawrence The March 27-1/4 x 37-1/4 x 1 Inches Screenprint
22 1994 Lawrence Strategy 27-1/4 x 37 x 1 Inches Screenprint
23 1993 Lee-Smith Actress 37-1/4 x 27-1/4 Inches Offset Lithograph
24 1987 Little My Version of Genesis 28-1/4 x 24-1/4 x 1 Inches Etching
25 1991 Logan Untitled 32 x 24-1/4 x 1 Inches Etching
26 ND Maynard Unfinished Business 22-1/4 x 24-1/4 x 1 Inches Woodcut
27 1992 Middleton Untitled 33-1/4 x 28-1/4 x 1 Inches Tempera/Collage
28 ND Morgan An Upland Ruin 28-1/4 x 33-1/4 x 1 Inches Engraving
29 2001 Pindell Antares, Aug. 2001 18-1/4 x 20-1/4 x 1 Inches Etching
30 2002 Puryear Untitled 16-1/4 x 18-1/4 x 1 Inches Etching
31 ND Scott Black Butterfly 33-1/4 x 28-1/4 x 1 Inches Etching
32 1940s Smith W. E. Oden 20-1/4 x 18-1/4 x 1 Inches Pastel
33 1993 Thompson Untitled 40 x 32 x 1 Inches Vitreograph
34 1999 Thompson Wave Function III 38 x 30 x 1 Inches Etching
35 ND Wagner Untitled 18-1/4 x 28-1/4 x 1 Inches Acrylic on Paper

Works of Art Photos by G. Ray Sullivan, Jr.