In Conversation with Jerrell Gibbs

In March 2021, Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings commissioned the official portrait of her late husband, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings. Painted by Baltimore-based artist Jerrell Gibbs, the work is on view for a limited time in the Museum’s historic Fox Court before it is relocated to its permanent home in Washington, D.C.

Join Dr. Cummings and Christopher Bedford, BMA Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director, in a virtual conversation with Jerrell Gibbs to learn more about this work of art and how it reflects the congressman’s commitment to the cultural fabric of Baltimore. The artist selection process for the portrait and Gibbs’ body of work will also be covered during the conversation. Questions will be taken at the end of the talk.

This conversation is free to the public and will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.

 

 

Sponsors

Generous support for the portrait commission is provided by Nancy Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff, Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker, Under Armour Foundation, Eddie C. & C. Sylvia Brown, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Kevin Plank, The Shelter Foundation, Pearlstone Family Fund, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Lisa Harris Jones and Sean Malone, and Michele Speaks and David Warnock.

The presentation of the commission at the Baltimore Museum of Art is supported by The Stoneridge Fund of Amy and Marc Meadows, Pearlstone Family Fund, Clair Zamoiski Segal, and Michele Speaks and David Warnock.