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Celebrating Juneteenth: Black Music Month
Honoring the power and influence of Black music, the Museum will celebrate Juneteenth with a free lecture and musical performance celebrating the recent acquisition of Dear Friend, a limited-edition portfolio of 12 photogravures that reproduce original drawings by St. Louis-born artist Oliver Lee Jackson honoring his late friend, composer, and musician Julius A. Hemphill.
The event will include live music provided by Kasimu Taylor and the Afro-Futurists, courtesy of the National Blues Museum, and a lecture by Shaka Myrick, 2021–2023 Romare Bearden Fellow.
after Oliver Lee Jackson, American, born 1935; after Julius Arthur Hemphill, American, 1938–1995; printed by Mulloweny Printing Company, Portland, Oregon, founded 2011; bookbinding by John DeMerritt Book Binding, Emeryville, California, founded 1995; Dear Friend (detail), 2021; 12 photogravures in linen-covered box; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Donald Suggs and his daughters Dawn Suggs and Dina Suggs in memory of Betty Suggs 178:2022.1-.12; © Oliver Lee Jackson, photo: M. Lee Fatherree
Ticket information
Tickets for the on-site program may be reserved in person at the Museum’s Information Centers or through MetroTix. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.