Jerome Clark Artist Collection
Scope and Contents
The small collection includes four items arranged chronologically. There is a biography of Gerumba; a promotional card for the FV Art Faculty Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley; and a promotional card and program for Hands Up, Don’t’Shoot: Artists Respond, Alliance of Black Art Galleries.
The Hands Up, Don’t Shoot exhibition was presented by the Alliance of Black Art Galleries in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown on 9 August 2014 by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer. It included over 100 artists from around the nation exhibiting works in 14 venues, showing from October through December, 2014. In the program, the curator explained the rationale behind the exhibition and included both a list of the artists and photographs of select artwork.
See also Museum Collections for a portrait of President Obama and cartoons by Jerome Clark.
Dates
- 2014-2015
Creator
- Clark, Jerome (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Biographical Sketch
Jerome Clark, also known as Pharaoh Gerumba, is a St. Louis artist. He attended St. Louis Community College where he was the cartoonist for the school newspaper, Scene. Clark works in various media and genres, including poetry and music. He designed pieces for the VOKAL clothing line which were worn by hip hop artist Nelly during a performance of Showtime at the Apollo. Clark’s portraits and murals are displayed across the St. Louis African American Community.
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet ( (4 items))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
The items were donated by Jerome Clark in 2015 (accession number 2015-164).
Processing Information
Processed with funding from The Stuart Foundation, Inc. by Kristina Perez, 2019.
Creator
- Clark, Jerome (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of Jerome Clark Artist Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Kristina Perez using ArchivesSpace.
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository