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

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