Jessica Fuentes reviews “Witness: Black Artists in Texas, Then and Now,” on view at The Grace Museum in Abilene.
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In addition, the MFAH will add a section from its own collection of art made by black American artists in Houston and Texas during the period covered by the exhibition, including works by John Biggers, Kermit Oliver, and Carroll Harris Simms.
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A show of works by African-American artists in the collection opens the museum to accusations of perfunctory curatorial affirmative action.