Montgomery, AL – Troy University Rosa Parks Museum will present representative works by two former Alabama State College (currently Alabama State University) students, William Anderson of Selma and Paul Gary of Montgomery, April 3 – June 30, in the Museum’s Exhibit Hall. The artists will also present a Gallery Talk on Thursday, April 13 in the Exhibit Hall at 6:30 p.m.

Both Anderson and Gary studied under renowned wire sculptor, Hayward L. Oubre, who chaired the Art Department at Alabama State College from 1940 until 1965. Oubre is best known in the art world for revising the 19th century color wheel developed by German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Oubre’s color wheel is a mathematical correction of Goethe’s, and Oubre received a copyright of his work in 1975.

Anderson, through his photographs, has worked diligently to bring to the forefront of the viewing public faces of the overlooked, the forgotten and the poor. Though partial to his native southern region, Anderson has managed to bring forth photographs of people from different cultures and locations in America, giving sensitive care to the nature of his presentations without denying the reality of their surroundings or their circumstances.

Gary has also been a powerful presenter of the human form. But while Anderson’s portrayals are consistently distinct and clear references to particular individuals or types, Gary’s are often blurred, elusive presentations that make allusions to people, places and events in such a manner that his images appear to refer to no one and everyone simultaneously.

Pamela Rambo is curator of this exhibit. The exhibit is sponsored by Paul Adams, Bessie N. Butts, Virginetta S. Cannon, Carl Cooley, Pauline B. Colston, Robert Gamble, Eva S. Goodwin, Anita S. Harris, Mattie C. Jackson, Tarasita Kemp, Odel Graham, Louise Moore, Lettie Ross, Gloria F. Simpson, Lucius Smith, Jr., Mabel Smith, Eloise K. Sykes, Mamie J. Thompson and David & Anna Winston.

The Exhibition Hall is open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday and 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday. This event is free and open to the public.

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