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Posted On: October 17th 2026, 05:29 pm
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Lava Thomas, “Lineage”
by Julie Zigoris
Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco
Continuing through October 24, 2026
Artwork: Lava Thomas, “Mr. Charles H. Arthur (Determination),” 2022, graphite and conté pencil on paper.
The story at the core of “Lava Thomas: Lineage” begins with Thomas’ portrait of her great-great-great-grandfather, Charles Arthur, whose likeness she crafted from a photograph attached to a deposition. Born free to an enslaved father, Arthur had the first legal Black marriage in Wise County, Texas.
Read the full review at SquareCylinder: 🔗 Link in bio
#SquareCylinder #JessicaSilvermanGallery #LavaThomas #Lineage #JulieZigoris #SanFrancisco #BayAreaArt #ArtCriticism #ContemporaryArt
by Julie Zigoris
Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco
Continuing through October 24, 2026
Artwork: Lava Thomas, “Mr. Charles H. Arthur (Determination),” 2022, graphite and conté pencil on paper.
The story at the core of “Lava Thomas: Lineage” begins with Thomas’ portrait of her great-great-great-grandfather, Charles Arthur, whose likeness she crafted from a photograph attached to a deposition. Born free to an enslaved father, Arthur had the first legal Black marriage in Wise County, Texas.
Read the full review at SquareCylinder: 🔗 Link in bio
#SquareCylinder #JessicaSilvermanGallery #LavaThomas #Lineage #JulieZigoris #SanFrancisco #BayAreaArt #ArtCriticism #ContemporaryArt
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