The Blanton Contemporary Galleries

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Ken Dowell

Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin

Temptation Island, Emily Mae Smith
Among women only, Louis Fratino
The Broad, Jay Lynn Gomez
Madam CJ Walker, Sonya Clark. Madam Walker (1867-1919) was the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S. She built a beauty business that employed thousands of African-Americans. This portrait was built using pocket combs
Parade, Mequitta Abuja
Restoration, Noah Purifoy. Build from the charred debris left from 1965 Watts Uprising.
David Bourdon and Gregory Battcock (New York art critics), Alice Neel
That’s not ladylike no. 1, Deborah Robert’s
Retrato, Hugo Alberto Sbernini
Go Go Go, Jorge de la Vega
Untitled (Head of Woman), Jose Fors
Mnesic Myths, Alma Lopez

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3 Responses to The Blanton Contemporary Galleries

  2. Carol A. Hand's avatar Carol A. Hand says:
    May 31, 2026 at 11:18 am

    Fascinating collection and such an important, well-told history!

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  3. retrosimba's avatar retrosimba says:
    May 31, 2026 at 11:20 am

    Thank you for highlighting the success of Madam C.J. Walker. Hers is a story that should be widely known.

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