Untitled
Metal
12 1/2 x 12 5/8 x 7 3/8 inches
As Exhibited in:
Elevation from Within: The Study of Art at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 2019–2024, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 2019; Richardson Family Art Museum, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 2021; Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2022, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2023, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2024
Although he routinely asserted his preference for painting over sculpture, Arthur Rose won international recognition for his three-dimensional creations. “I am fascinated to witness molten metal,” Rose wrote. “When properly controlled it is channeled into art forms that often defy my imagination.” His sculptures usually began as drawings or amorphous welded forms before Rose determined any final design. Winston Wingo, one of Rose’s former students and a noted Spartanburg sculptor, is also represented in this exhibition.
Over the decades he spent at Claflin College, Arthur Rose went to great lengths to exhibit his students’ work. Since segregation limited their access to commercial galleries, Rose initiated an annual “Fence Exhibit,” in which students publicly displayed their art along the front railing of Claflin’s campus.
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