Exhibition of Frank Stewart’s Photographs at Brandywine Museum of Art Centers Jazz Music, Black Life in America

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Frank Stewart photo
Image via Frank Stewart, Brandywine Museum of Art.
Frank Stewart self-portrait in 1986.

An exhibition of Frank Stewart’s photographs at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford centers on jazz music and Black life in America, writes Randall Chase for ABC News.

Frank Stewart’s Nexus: An American Photographer’s Journey, 1960s to the Present is a career retrospective of Stewart’s decades of documenting Black life in America and exploring cultures of Africa and the Caribbean.

The exhibit is displayed at Chadds Ford museum through Sept. 22. This is the final stop for the four-stop tour organized by The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and the Telfair Museums in Savannah, Georgia.

One of the photographs shows a New Orleans church organ destroyed by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. The image almost looks like a graveyard destroyed by war, with parts reminiscent of coffins and vaults.

“I wanted to talk about the Black church and what influence they had on the culture,” said Stewart, referring to his New Orleans work. “This organ, the music, and everything corresponds. It all comes together. I just wanted to show the devastation of churches and the music and the culture.”

Read more about Frank Stewart’s photography exhibition at ABC News.

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