Al Bright to lecture at Butler

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Al Bright, professor emeritus of art at Youngstown State University, and Youngstown Chapter of the Links Inc. will host a free Black History month lecture from 2 to 4 p.m. next Sunday in the Zona Auditorium on the first floor of the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave.

Bright, an acclaimed artist and educator from Youngstown, will discuss works by African-American artists in the Butler collection, including Romare Bearden, Horace Pippin, Sam Gilliam, Robert S. Duncanson, Jacob Lawrence, Benny Andrews, Elizabeth Catlett, John Wilson and Richard Hunt.

Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For information, contact wendyswick@butlerart.com or call 330-743-1107, ext. 123.