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Reba Dickerson-Hill masters art and life

May 9, 2022

Reba Dickerson-Hill masters art and life

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I’ve always liked the sound of Reba Dickerson-Hill’s name. It has a melodious rhythm, like the words to a poem, emoting a power in their connectedness that would be lost if there were only two.…

April 27, 2010

sherry

Almost missed: A Samuel J. Brown painting

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I was sitting there at auction reading an antiques newspaper, not paying much attention, waiting for my next item of interest when I glanced up to see a painting being offered for bids. It looked familiar, with…

April 19, 2010

sherry

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A sorry fight over black artist’s works

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I’m always on the lookout at auction for works by African American artists whom I’ve never heard of before. And I’ve been lucky to have picked up a few pieces from time to time. It’s always a…

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I collect art, but I’m not someone who has the means to pay $500,000 for a Charles White or $12 million for a Rembrandt. I’m one of the “rest of us” who want beautiful artwork in our homes but can’t afford to pay big bucks for it.

I found a novel way to build my collection – by buying art for very little money at mom-and-pop auction houses near where I live. I started out buying African American artists whose works spoke to me and were ignored by the mainstream art world. Then I discovered some other neglected artists who called out just as loud.

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