A reflective exhibition of works by Black artists, “Another American’s Autobiography: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation’s Collection of African American Art” continues through July 10, Chrin Gallery, Sigal Museum, Easton.

More than 25 pieces from the foundation’s collection, including textiles, paintings, prints, photography, film and sculpture, are on display.

According to Sigal Museum Executive Director Megan van Ravenswaay, the selected works explore American patriotism and identity as it relates to the Black American experience.

“What does it mean to be patriotic? Who comes to mind when we think of an American patriot? Can we redefine and reimagine our symbols of patriotism or our expressions of allegiance?” asks van Ravenswaay as she reads pointed questions written on the gallery wall.

Playing on a screen nearby is “In Plain Sight,” a video by Kambui Olujimi featuring Marvin Gaye’s 1983 performance of the United States National Anthem.

Chawne Kimber’s “Cotton Sophisticate” (2015; American Made Brand (AMB) solids, muslin backing, #12 Perle cotton, 72 in. x 72 in.) is the first piece visitors see as they step off of the elevator to the second-floor gallery space. “In essence, I am a sophisticated cotton picker” reads a patchwork band stitched across the colorful quilt.

Kimber was a professor and Mathematics Department head at Lafayette College during her 20 years there. The artist and activist is Dean of the College at Washington and Lee University.

The work is on loan by Kimber and the International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, Neb.

Among selections from the Petrucci collection on display are a whimsical, yet symbolic farm-themed sculpture by Syd Carpenter, “Albert and Elbert Howard (2014; clay and steel, 49 in. x 42 in. x 27 in.).

“Feeding the Veins of the Earth (Grounded Angel)” (2020; oil, charcoal, India ink on unstretched canvas, 100 in. x 84 in.) by Imo Nse Imeh is a prodigious work, dramatically depicting a Black man on his knees pushing down into the ground, part of the artist’s Benediction Series.

“Taxes on Us Without Our Consent” (2009; serigraph, 23 in. x 27.3 in.) depicts two events from U.S. history. An image of the Boston Tea Party is juxtaposed with one of civil rights marchers being accosted at the Edmond Pettus Bridge. This is one of two prints by Faith Ringgold.

“These prints are very special to us,” van Ravenswaay says, adding, “They were created up on College Hill.”

Exhibit-centered programming includes a conversation with Kimber monitored by the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society via Zoom, 6 p.m. Feb. 24.

The Sigal Museum will host “Growing Up Black in Easton: An Afternoon with Dr. Karen Britt” as an in-person event, 1 p.m. Feb 26.

The aim of the exhibition, guest-curated by Petrucci Family Foundation Director Claudia Volpe, is “to affirm the role of Black Americans in shaping our national identity and to elevate civic engagement and constructive patriotism as a valid and healthy expression of a love of country.”

“Another American’s Autobiography: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation’s Collection of African American Art,” through July 10, Chrin Gallery, Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday; noon - 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday - Tuesday. https://sigalmuseum.org/; 610-253-1222

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