Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.

Reverend W. G. Powell (arrest #7026), Study for the Evidence of Things Not Seen

Artist Bradley McCallum (American, b. 1966)

Artist Jacqueline Tarry (American, b. 1963)

CultureAmerican

Date2008

MediumOil on linen and toner on silk

Dimensions16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Renée and Paul Mansheim

Object number2011.13.4

On View

On view

DescriptionDepicts a man, Reverence W. G. Powell, holding his arrest registration number in front of his chest. The background is abstracted.
Label TextBradley McCallum American (b. 1966) Jacqueline Tarry American (b. 1963) Left Reverend W. G. Powell (arrest #7026), Study for The Evidence of Things Not Seen, 2008 Oil on linen and toner on silk Right Ethel Waters, Rhapsody in Black (after Mitchell Studios, New York World-Telegram and Sun, Library of Congress), 2007 Oil on canvas and toner on silk Gifts of Renée and Paul Mansheim 2011.13.4–.5 American jazz singer and Broadway performer Ethel Waters enchanted audiences during the Harlem Renaissance, while Reverend W. G. Powell is based on a photograph of Powell who was arrested during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955–56. Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry have been working together as a collaborative artist team since 1998. Their works here bring together two important moments of African-American history.ProvenanceArtists; Galerie Nordine Zidoun, Paris; Paul and Renee Mansheim; gift to Chrysler Museum of ArtExhibition History"Another Country," Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2008. "Prospect New Orleans," 2008. "Bearing Witness: Work by Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry," Contemporary Museum and Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2010. "Remix: A Fresh Look At Our Modern And Contemporary Art Collections," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, November 2, 2011 - March 17, 2012. "Remix Redux: A Fresh Mix For Our Modern And Contemporary Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, August 15 - December 30, 2012.