• Alexander “Skunder” Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937–2003), Untitled, 1966, oil on canvas; Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum purchase 2020.32.
    Alexander “Skunder” Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937–2003), Untitled, 1966, oil on canvas; Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum purchase 2020.32.
  • Cover of Black Orpheus Journal #5, May 1959, collection of Philip Peek, Sanbornton. – Photo: Sesthasak Boonchai
    Cover of Black Orpheus Journal #5, May 1959, collection of Philip Peek, Sanbornton. – Photo: Sesthasak Boonchai
  • “Market Scene,” gouache on paper, by Jacob Lawrence; Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum purchase 2018.22. © 2022 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
    “Market Scene,” gouache on paper, by Jacob Lawrence; Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum purchase 2018.22. © 2022 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

    The Toledo Museum of Art will chronicle Jacob Lawrence’s extended stay in Nigeria and present vibrant works by international artists in “Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club,” on display June 3 to September 3.

    The exhibition features more than 125 objects, including paintings, sculptures, reliefs and works on paper.

    Lawrence’s Nigeria series (1964-65) anchors the exhibition and appears a…