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FEATURE

Opposite:
Children at Ice Cream Stand
1939
William Henry Johnson
This page:
Two Rebels
1963
Jacob Lawrence

30 Americans; The Rubell Family Collection
This part of the exhibition covers the last 30 years or so of I, whose needlework is limited to suturing and sewing on the occa-
African American art. One of the centerpieces is a huge painting sional button, was impressed when I got my nose in close enough.
by Kehinde Wiley. It is titled “Equestrian Portrait of the Count Both of the parts of this combined exhibition include a small vi-
Duke Olivares 2005” and, in my opinion, is another “stop in your gnette sort of setting with a chair and a table on a low platform
tracks” painting. A bit of online research revealed that it carries the where a visitor can sit and have his or her picture taken by family
same title as a 1636 work by Diego Velázquez and a striking resem- or friend. It’s a clever idea that was getting a bit of play the evening
blance to an equestrian portrait of Napoleon. Mr. Wiley’s portrait we were there. There is also a collection of empty picture frames
of former President Obama was recently unveiled at the National for you to hold up in front of your face and have your “framed”
Portrait Gallery. It shares Wiley’s characteristic complex treatment portrait photographed.
of the background with many of his other works. A note about Dr. Kelley: In 2011 he was honored with the Bexar
One of the first objects you will see if you enter the right side of County Medical Society’s Golden Asclepius Award for “ A lifetime
the Rubell exhibit is a a sculpture by Nick Cave called “Soundsuit01 of distinguished service by a BCMS member to our patients and
2008.” I was looking at it from a short distance when my wife and our profession.”
another woman got really close and started exclaiming about the
myriads of sorts of fabric and hand work (needlepoint, crocheting, Fred H. Olin, D.V.M., M.D. is a semi-retired orthopaedic surgeon and a
embroidery, etc.) involved in the construction of the figure. Even member of the BCMS Communications/Publications Committee.

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