Studio Interview: Legendary Bay Area journalist, Belva Davis, talks new African American art exhibit

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco celebrates its newest display of art.

It’s called revelations: Art from the African American South.

Long time Bay Area journalist Belva Davis and Director of Public Relations for the Fine Arts Museums Tim Burgard joined KRON4’s Marty Gonzalez to tell us more about it.

The exhibit at De Young Museum features 62 works by contemporary African American artists from the Southern United States.

Included in the current acquisition are paintings, sculptures, drawings, and quilts by 22 acclaimed artists, including Thornton Dial, Ralph Griffin, Bessie Harvey, Lonnie Holley, Joe Light, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Jessie T. Pettway, Mary T. Smith, Mose Tolliver, Annie Mae Young, and…

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