Celebrating Ten African American Artists in Missouri

Dr. Joan Stack, curator of art collections at the State Historical Society of Missouri, gives a talk and shares artwork of Black artists in Missouri. Dr. Stack focuses on ten artists of the 20th and 21st centuries with an emphasis on artists whose artwork is in the collection of the State Historical Society of Missouri.

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About the Presenter

SHSMO Art Curator Dr. Joan Stack is a native Missourian. She received her PhD in art history from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to joining the State Historical Society in 2006, Joan was the curator of European and American art at the University of Missouri’s Museum of Art and Archeology. For this presentation, Joan has drawn largely from artists whose artwork is in the collection of the State Historical Society of Missouri. 

Later in the program, Joan is joined by Arianna Gonzalez, an anthropology student at the University of Missouri who has been working as an intern with Dr. Stack at the State Historical Society of Missouri. Arianna will offer some of her research and prepared a handout, which you can download here: Download Handout