In the special exhibition “LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time,” the artist pays tribute to the Black women artists who have inspired her. Hobbs meticulously recreates works by Elizabeth Catlett, who she calls her "art mother," Alma Thomas, and Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, among others.
“LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time,” on view at the Harvard Art Museums until July 21, 2024. Admission is free every day (Tuesday through Sunday). Be inspired and get immersed in the exhibition via harvardartmuseums.org/latoyam...
Discover more about the artworks and artists referenced within Hobbs' "Carving Out Time" prints: harvardartmuseums.org/tour-vi...
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Video Thumbnail: LaToya M. Hobbs, “Scene 3: Dinner Time,” from “Carving Out Time,” 2020-21. Woodcut on cotton paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, 2022.224.5. © LaToya M. Hobbs. Photo: Ariston Jacks; courtesy of the artist. hvrd.art/o/375871. Includes highlights of artworks included in panel. Bottom left: Kerry James Marshall, "Untitled (Club Couple)," 2014. Acrylic on PVC panel. Collection of Mandy and Cliff Einstein. © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Valerie Maynard, Senufo, 1981. Serigraph on paper. Center: Valerie Maynard, Senufo, 1981. Serigraph on paper. © Valerie Maynard.
All images of artwork by LaToya Hobbs: © LaToya M. Hobbs.
Music: "Valantis." © Blue Dot Sessions. Video: Recorded February 2024. Video: John Neely. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.