Prestigious grant to enable first major exhibition on 19th centure painter Edward Mitchell Bannister

Brown University News

With a new federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an art and architecture scholar from Brown University will lead the development of an exhibition featuring the artwork of 19th century painter Edward Mitchell Bannister. 
 
The African American artist, who spent decades living and working on College Hill in Providence, is best known for his pastoral landscapes and seascapes, including many that depict Rhode Island’s coastline. 

Dietrich Neumann, a Brown professor of the history of art and architecture, has partnered with Rhode Island College Associate Professor Sara Picard to develop the exhibition, which is expected to be the first major Bannister retrospective, and an accompanying catalog. 

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