Drawn from an extensive personal collection, In The Hands Of African American Collectors: The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, includes some 90 paintings, sculptures, prints, books, documents, manuscripts and vintage photographs. With several rare artifacts and documents available for public viewing for the first time, this beautiful collection includes outstanding works of art by leading African American artists that depict the Transatlantic Slave Trade, American Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction, Landscapes, the Harlem Renaissance, The Next Generation and Post Modernism.
In the Hands of African American Collectors: The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey organized by the California African American Museum. This exhibition and its associated catalogue were made possible by funding from the State of California and Friends, The Foundation of the California African American Museum and lead sponsors Northern Trust and Toyota Motor Sales. The Chicago presentation of the exhibit is funded in part by Chicago Park District, The John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation, Alphawood Foundation, Illinois Arts Council, a state agency and United Airlines, the official airline of the DuSable Museum.
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