Something All Our Own - The Grant Hill Collection of African American Art

"Already, Grant Hill is demonstrating that his talents extend far beyond playing basketball. In "Something All Our Own" Grant and a few very special experts celebrate and examine the creative expression of African American art and artists. From his father-son trips to museums and galleries with Calvin Hill during NCAA Final Fours, to his relationship as a patron of the works of Romare Bearden and Elizabeth Catlett, among others, Hill sets out on the worthy mission of bringing recognition to prolific men and women and their rich legacy of expression. It's a story undertold. And kudos to Grant for not only recognizing that athleticism is fleeting while art and the expression of it are enduring, but for amassing such a fabulous collection and taking the time to share it."--Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post/ESPN

List of contents

An Artistic Odessey / John Hope Franklin 1

An Appreciation / Coach Mike Krzyzewski 3

Something All Our Own / Grant Hill & Calvin Hill 7

Extended Dimensions of Grant Hill / William C. Rhoden 13

A Brief Look at the History of African American Collections / Alvia J. Wardlaw 23

The Genius of Romare Bearden / Elizabeth Alexander 57

Elizabeth Catlett: Making What You Know Best / Beverly Guy-Sheftall 71

Catalogue 79

About the author

Grant Hill was raised in a household filled with artworks collected by his parents, Calvin and Janet Hill. Born in Dallas, he attended Duke University, where he received a B.A. in history and starred on the Duke Blue Devils basketball team. He played on two national championship teams at Duke, where he was a three-time All-American and won the Henry Iba Corinthian Award as the nation’s top defensive player in 1993. In 1994, Hill was selected in the first round of the NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, and the next year he was cowinner of rookie-of-the-year honors. A six-time NBA All-Star, he was selected to play on the 1996 U.S. Olympic gold medal–winning basketball team. Hill now lives in Orlando with his wife Tamia, a singer, and their daughter Myla, and he plays for the Orlando Magic. Hill gives time to organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, and the Special Olympics, and through the Tamia and Grant Hill Foundation, he and his wife support children’s and educational charities. John Hope Franklin is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University and author of the landmark book From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans.Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University’s beloved “Coach K,” has led his Blue Devil basketball teams to three national championships—two of them during the Grant Hill years.Calvin Hill, a 1969 graduate of Yale University, was a star running back for the Dallas Cowboys, playing in two Super Bowls. He is currently a consultant to the team.William C. Rhoden has been a sportswriter for the New York Times since 1981.Alvia J. Wardlaw is director and curator of the University Museum at Texas Southern University in Houston and curator of modern and contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She has numerous exhibitions to her credit, including “Our New Day Begun: African American Artists Entering the Millennium” and the highly acclaimed “The Quilts of Gee’s Bends.”Elizabeth Alexander is an acclaimed poet and the author of three books of poetry, including The Venus Hottentot. She is associate professor (adjunct) of African American studies at Yale University.Beverly Guy-Sheftall is director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College, where she is Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies. She coedited the first anthology of Black women’s literature, Sturdy Black Bridges: Visions of Black Women in Literature.
Grant Hill was raised in a household filled with artworks collected by his parents, Calvin and Janet Hill. Born in Dallas, he attended Duke University, where he received a B.A. in history and starred on the Duke Blue Devils basketball team. He played on two national championship teams at Duke, where he was a three-time All-American and won the Henry Iba Corinthian Award as the nation’s top defensive player in 1993. In 1994, Hill was selected in the first round of the NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, and the next year he was cowinner of rookie-of-the-year honors. A six-time NBA All-Star, he was selected to play on the 1996 U.S. Olympic gold medal–winning basketball team. Hill now lives in Orlando with his wife Tamia, a singer, and their daughter Myla, and he plays for the Orlando Magic. Hill gives time to organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, and the Special Olympics, and through the Tamia and Grant Hill Foundation, he and his wife support children’s and educational charities. John Hope Franklin is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University and author of the landmark book From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans.Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University’s beloved “Coach K,” has led his Blue Devil basketball teams to three national championships—two of them during the Grant

Summary

The NBA star presents his art collection, with essays (by Hill and others) on his own art collecting and art collecting in African Americans' lives

Product details

• Authors: Grant Hill, Hill, Grant Hill
• Assisted by: Alvia Wardlaw (Editor), Alvia J. Wardlaw (Editor)
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2003
• EAN: 9780822333067
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3306-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 1134 g
• Illustrations: 46 color illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Afrika, Amerika, Regionalstudien