John Pfahl (February 17, 1939-April 15, 2020) was a world-renowned artist who addressed critical subjects in series of photographs that reflected his intellectual mind with sophisticated aesthetics, photographic historicity, wry humor, and utter seriousness.
The center has received $1.22 million in gifts to support arts education
Gifts combine to be the largest in the Center’s history since completing the museum building.
The Langston Hughes Center, co-founded by artists Jim Pappas, Clarence Scott, Allie Anderson and Wilhelmina Godfrey, was revolutionary in utilizing art to improve social conditions.
Jim Pappas is highly regarded for his legacy of employing the arts, education and community engagement as instruments of social change.
Wilhelmina Godfrey was an esteemed African American artist and an influential figure within both the local arts and African American communities.
Brazilian artist Abdias do Nascimento, currently featured in the In The Fullness of Time exhibition, was an outspoken advocate for the for the rights of Afro-Brazilians in both his art and activism.
Purchased with funds from members of its board of trustees, the large-scale painting depicts social activist Blackburn (1901-1982) accompanied by members of the League of Negro Women Voters taking bold legislative steps seeking the right to vote.
We continue to meet and make new friends with so many people coming for the first-time, many of whom became new members of the Center! Visitors were surprised and inspired to see the Center bustling with little ones having a great time.