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“ROBERT PETERSON: Somewhere in America” Members Only Exhibition Opening Celebration

September 28, 2024 | 6:30pm

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, Robert Peterson: Somewhere In America, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, Exhibitions, Member Events

Cost:

FREE | WAM Members only.

Location:

Wichita Art Museum

The WAM Board of Trustees and TeOndra Phillips, Interim Director/CEO invite you to celebrate the opening of Robert Peterson: Somewhere in America

Saturday, September 28, 2024
6 – 9 PM | Exhibition Viewing and Live Music by Paris Jane Cunningham
6:30 PM | Artist Talk with Robert Peterson and WAM Curator, Dr. Tera Lee Hedrick

CASH BAR AND SNACK BOXES AVAILABLE


Robert Peterson Somewhere in America is organized by the Wichita Art Museum.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

Image credit: Robert Peterson, Back to Black, 2024. Oil on panel, 30 x 24 inches. Collection of Patrick Hardy and Stephen Dahlan

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Featured Exhibition

Robert Peterson: Somewhere In America

September 28, 2024 - January 5, 2025

Contemporary artist Robert Peterson's inaugural museum exhibition, Somewhere In America, presents a collection of loving and joyful portraits celebrating African American life, community, and legacy. Featuring key works from his oeuvre alongside over 20 new monumental paintings, the exhibition reflects Peterson's deeply personal and collective experiences.

Robert Peterson's first museum exhibition, Somewhere In America, features joyful portraits celebrating African American life and community, with key works and over 20 new paintings.  About Robert Peterson: Somewhere In America

Robert Peterson,