“Beverly Buchanan, Thornton Dial and the Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers” Exhibition

Andrew Edlin Gallery

[Image: Beverly Buchanan "House of Scraps" (2011) 18.5 x 20.50 x 17 in., Wood, copper]

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Beverly Buchanan (1940-2015) once remarked, « A lot of my pieces have the word ‘ruins’ in their titles because I think that tells you this object has been through a lot and survived - that’s the idea behind the sculptures … it’s like, ‘Here I am; I’m still here!’” The artist grew up in South Carolina and spent much of her life traveling the rural South. Buchanan uses wood scraps or sometimes foamcore to build her “shacks.” Whether inhabited or abandoned, her structures are meant to embody the spirit of those who lived there, what she referred to as “emotional groundings.” Her oil-pastel-on-paper drawings portray these same architectural subjects in brightly colored compositions marked by passages of dense, frenetic line work.

Summer Schedule

Beginning June 25th, we will be changing over to a schedule through August 17th. The gallery will also be closed from July 2 - 4 for the holiday.