Atlanta & Company Promotes World Premiere Exhibition

Curator of the Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy Collection, Bonnie Adams, was a featured guest on Atlanta & Company Wednesday. Adams discussed the Kenneth M. Freeman Exhibition: An Artist at Work, which is on display now at the Booth Western Art Museum. This World Premiere will travel to various other parts of the Unites States when it leaves here May 2.

The exhibition features more than 50 oil paintings and sculptures that feature working cowboys and cowgirls, rodeo heroes, Native American elders and children, mountain men, Western landscapes, and Buffalo Soldiers. In addition to the paintings and sculptures, An Artist at Work also highlights a number of educational exhibits that include a re-creation of Ken Freeman’s studio complete with easel and artifacts, and a section on Ken Freeman, the illustrator, showcasing a display of book covers and posters including ‘Fallon’ by Louis L’Amour.

Referred to as the Jewish Cowboy, Freeman was a graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, having begun classes at the age of 15. He passed away in June of 2008leaving a rich body of work unrivaled by many artists. Today, Freeman’s paintings hang in museums, galleries and private collections around the world including The Library of Congress American Legacy Collection, The Booth Western Art Museum and the family of President Herbert Hoover.

Adams will present a lecture on Freeman’s artistic career at a Members Only Reception tomorrow, January 16, at the Booth Western Art Museum.