Jeremy Okai Davis

Posted on June 7, 2023June 8, 2023 by bhmsalem in Current shows in our new America Waldo Bogle Gallery

MAY 1- AUGUST 26, 2023 | THE AMERICA WALDO BOGLE GALLERY AT THE BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM

Bush House Museum is proud to present works by painter Jeremy Okai Davis to create a unique series of portraits for the Bush House Museum.

Our ask to Jeremy was simple: use the magic of portraiture to tell the story of early Black pioneers whose contributions to Oregon history have long been neglected and overlooked.

For the first portraits, Jeremy chose two incredible people: Ben Johnson, a blacksmith in Jackson County who was born a slave, and Beatrice Morrow Cannady, a newspaper owner and civil rights advocate.

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE WALDO BOGLE GALLERY : MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023

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Beatrice Morrow Cannady, a newspaper owner and civil rights advocate — Beatrice Morrow Cannady, a newspaper owner and civil rights advocate.

Ben Johnson, a blacksmith in Jackson County.