Over the past several years, Gartenberg Media Enterprises (GME) has worked diligently to further the legacy of talented African-American artist Hugh Bell, whose photography career began in the early 1950s. We are pleased to announce that the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the Department of Art, University of Minnesota, will feature Hugh Bell’s work in their forthcoming exhibition projected for September of 2022, entitled “ A Picture Gallery of the Soul,” which will celebrate the work of African American photographers. The gallery, situated on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, also promotes art as a means to address the issues of social justice, especially relevant because of the murder of George Floyd in that city.

As noted in the gallery’s announcement below, they are planning to prominently feature Hugh Bell’s “powerful image of Sarah Vaughan”. David Deitch, GME’s Fine Arts Curator notes, “We are pleased that Hugh Bell is being rediscovered through his iconic image of Sarah Vaughan within the context of this probing exhibition, which highlights the significant role African American photographers have played in the development of the medium from both a creative and cultural perspective. Bell’s photograph of Sarah Vaughan has appeared on the LP from 1955 entitled “After Hours with Sarah Vaughan”; was prominently featured in the exhibition at Harvard University in 2016 entitled, “Art of Jazz: Form/Performance/Notes”; and was the basis for the USPS Forever Stamp Issue in 2016 as well.”

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SARAH VAUGHAN PHOTO BY HUGH BELL INCLUDED IN FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA KATHERINE E. NASH GALLERY