{"id":408190,"date":"2025-11-27T11:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/408190\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:19:16","slug":"african-american-museum-to-host-media-preview-of-clementine-hunter-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/408190\/","title":{"rendered":"African American Museum to Host Media Preview of Clementine Hunter Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"1031\">The African American Museum in Dallas will host a media preview of its upcoming exhibition, Sunday Call to Church: The Art of Clementine Hunter, on Thursday, December 4, at 10 a.m. Located in the Museum\u2019s Folk Art Gallery on the main level, the preview will begin with brief remarks in the rotunda, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"1031\">The event is free and open to the public, providing an exclusive first look at one of the most important collections of American folk art in the Southwest.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1480\">The exhibition celebrates the life and legacy of self-taught Louisiana artist Clementine Hunter (1887\u20131988), whose vivid depictions of daily life on the historic Melrose Plantation capture Sunday worship, the dignity of work, and the rituals of community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1480\">Hunter\u2019s storytelling and expressive style illuminate a world rarely represented in mainstream art history, highlighting the rhythms, resilience, and faith of Black life in the rural South.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-Museum-Dallas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>(Source: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1962\">Running from December 5, 2025, through March 6, 2026, the exhibition draws from private collections and the Museum\u2019s extensive folk art holdings. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience Hunter\u2019s work up close, gaining insight into her unique perspective and vibrant artistic vision.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1962\">Sunday Call to Church offers both an intimate and educational experience for audiences interested in the cultural and historical significance of Hunter\u2019s contributions to American art.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2379\">Media members and the public wishing to attend the preview are encouraged to RSVP by Tuesday, December 2, by contacting <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2101\">becky@mayadpr.com<\/a> or <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2123\">taylor@mayadpr.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2379\">The African American Museum is located at 3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX 75210, in historic Fair Park. The museum\u2019s Folk Art Gallery will serve as the exhibition space for this immersive and celebratory presentation of Clementine Hunter\u2019s enduring work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The African American Museum in Dallas will host a media preview of its upcoming exhibition, Sunday Call to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":408191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-408190","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-texas","11":"tag-tx","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115621394811704942","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}