Herrera, Wilson and Cortor: our visit to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

DANCE COMPOSITION NO. XL BY ELDZIER CORTOR. HIS SKETCHES WERE BREATHTAKING: THE SHADING, CROSS HATCHING, HOW HE CAPTURED THE BLACK FEMALE FORM, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS

JOHN WILSON EXHIBIT WAS A MUST SEE. ON DISPLAY WERE HIS RENDERINGS AND SKETCHES FOR THE MLK JR. BUST HE CREATED, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY IN THE ROTUNDA AT THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING.

FINALLY GOT MY COPY OF HIDDEN FIGURES WHILE AT THE BOSTON MF

BLANCO Y VERDE BY CARMEN HERRERA, A TRUE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR VISIT

This weekend, my husband and I had the pleasure of visiting the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. They had some wonderful things on display, of note to us were the two African American exhibits by John Wilson and Eldzier Cortor (images shown above).  They also had a painting by Carmen Herrera which I was thrilled about (shown above on the bottom right). I recently watched The 100 Years Show on NetFlix about Herrera and her long path to recognition and notoriety; her 'commercial success' didn't come until the early 2000s, after seven decades as an artist. To see one of her paintings in person, at the Boston MFA, was very exciting as it represents tangible evidence that if you are true to yourself, and focus on always improving your craft, the world (and culture) will catch up to your brilliance at some point. 

I also got my copy of Hidden Figures, so my latest goal is to get this read before the movie is released on Christmas day!