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Where We Meet


  • The Phillips Collection 1600 21st Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20009 United States (map)

IMAGE: Lois Mailou Jones, Jennie, 1943, Oil on canvas, 36 × 28 1/2 in., Howard University Gallery of Art

Exhibit through August 15, 2024; Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm

Where We Meet brings works from the collections of the Howard University Gallery of Art and The Phillips Collection into conversation. The selections reflect a continuum of artistic dialogue between two storied Washington, DC, institutions that have endured for almost a century. 

Featured in this installation are works by artists acquired early in the life of both institutions, including Howard University professors Loïs Mailou Jones and James Lesesne Wells, as well as works by seminal artists from each collection. This presentation reflects the overlapping histories of the Phillips and Howard, revealing an early and evolving relationship developed through a common interest in collecting, stewardship, and providing access to art.
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