By The Shout

Today is the last chance to see the Robert Peterson exhibition at the Wichita Art Museum ( open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., winder weather permitting). WAM originated the show, which is also commemorated with an exhibition catalog — the museum's first this century. It’s now available in the museum store, both in-person and online. If you pay a visit, you may be able to snag one of the copies the Lawton, Oklahoma-based artist signed on a recent visit.

Edited by writer and cultural historian TK Smith, the catalog also includes an essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize winner and a collector of Peterson's work. TeOndra Phillips, WAM's interim director at press time, contributed a forward. The book concludes with a warm interview between Peterson and WAM curator Tera Hedrick. 

"His portraiture struck me in the way his subjects embodied the strength and beauty and grace of Black people." — Nikole Hannah-Jones

Learn more about "Robert Peterson: Somewhere in America" from Jeromiah Taylor's review for the Shout, Carla Eckels' interview with Peterson for KMUW, and Bonita Gooch's response for The Voice.

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