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Symbols,” “Boats” and “Urban.” In 1953, he had a one-man show at the museum. In 1954, three of his works – “Mourners,” “Crucifixion” and “The Beast” – were shown. In 1955, “Mourners” was one of 30 pieces chosen for the
Tidewater Artists Open Annual. In 1956, the museum hung a Wigfall abstract in a furnished room in an exhibit titled “March for Moderns,” which combined
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in 2023. The exhibit consisted of his early paintings, assemblages, collages and prints, as well as his audiographic works. There were also prints created by artists and students/community people at
Communications Village, and artworks by various artists. On its third stop, the exhibit traveled to the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at
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meetings, and was among the faculty and students involved in creating the Black
Studies Department in 1969, one of the earliest in the country. He remained at the school for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1991 and devoting his time to his gallery. The school set up an MFA printmaking scholarship in his
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Wigfall did not often exhibit or promote his own works. He included some pieces occasionally in shows at
Communications Village, including a 1977 exhibit of prints. As a result of his choice of teaching over exhibiting, he became an overlooked artist. In 1971 when Hampton presented a one-man show of
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Virginia Museum purchased his tempera painting “Corrosion and Blue” during “American Painting 1958,” its quadrennial exhibition of the best talents in contemporary American art. Wigfall mixed mud in the paint to give it non-color, he told an interviewer in 2003. Wigfall “achieves a
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Back where he started, Wigfall was featured in his first retrospective in a collaborative exhibit by the
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Ponckhockie, a Black working-class neighborhood in Kingston. He bought the building with a plan to convert it into his print shop. When he started working on it, young people kept stopping by to help. So, he expanded his idea to instead turn the building into a community print shop. He chose the
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Wigfall the teacher supplanted him as an artist. He was described as a "gifted" teacher and mentor who was generous with his time for both students and other artists. Wigfall returned to
Hampton as an assistant professor of art in 1955. He taught painting, basic design, graphics and introduction to
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held an exhibit of 31 nationally known artists, nine of whom had graduated or taught at the college. Titled “Hampton’s
Collections and Connections: Part One, Returning Home to Hampton,” it included Wigfall; Reuben V. Burrell, the school's photographer for 40 years; Joseph Gilliard; sculptor Persis
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1952-1959 – At Norfolk Museum in 1952, among Hampton students and staff - including Albert Kresch, Joseph W. Gilliard, Louis Rosenfeld - who submitted paintings, ceramics, creative photography and sculptures. Wigfall submitted what were described as semi-abstracts: “Wounded Beasts,” Carnivorous
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In 2024, Wigfall's work as a photographer was exhibited along with those of his protege Sharon VanDyke at two sites in the city of Kingston. The exhibits featured slides from photos shot by Wigfall and VanDyke as they wandered the city in the 1970s photographing its African American citizens.
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based on those interviews. They were part of his “audiographic” practice of interviewing ordinary people as way to preserve history and build community. His series “Things My Father Told Me” consisted of transcribed text on the effects of slavery on family histories. He was tapped to speak on
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and the America the Beautiful Fund to train printer assistants to produce a portfolio of works featuring local people. The first edition was produced in 1976 and shown in an exhibit there. The portfolio included works by professional artists assisted by the printer assistants.
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over several years, Wigfall persuaded the principal to hire an art teacher, who did not arrive until the spring of his senior year. Teacher Stafford W. Evans took him to the Virginia Museum, and then signed him up for classes. Wigfall's interest was
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painting “Moonwake.” Riding a bus one day, he noticed on the window some reflections of windows from a building. He then understood Feininger's painting and discovered abstraction. By the time he was 30, he completely gave up figurative art.
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and Norman Lewis as a place for Black artists to exhibit and feed off each other's talent. Titled “Creating Community, Cinque Gallery Artists,” Wigfall was named along with the country's foremost artists associated with the gallery.
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of the time. In 1957 while teaching at Hampton, he and student Paul Dusenburg went shopping at two department stores in Richmond, according to an article in the college newspaper Hampton Spirit. After they left the second store,
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was speaker, he was big news: One article noted that the exhibition “has received added interest” because of the recent purchase of Wigfall's “Chimneys.” In 1953, his submission to the commencement show was the mural project.
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1956 - Included in the book "American Painting Today: A Cross-Section of Our Contemporary Art," edited by Nathaniel Pousette-Dart. Wigfall's painting "Chimneys" was reproduced in the book.
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and art in a contemporary home design. In 1959, he was among art faculty at Virginia colleges who splattered paint on canvases in a show titled "Fresh Paint Exhibit."
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strange effect of a different sort … in which streaks of orange and blue glow like live coals in a thick enveloping web of brown ashes,” a reviewer stated.
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in Brooklyn, NY, at the New Paltz College Art Gallery. Since 1970, the company had used African motifs in its fabrics and costumes.
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In 1988, Wigfall opened Watermark/Cargo Gallery in Kingston, which featured
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984:"When an artist becomes a community: The life and work of Benjamin Wigfall"
2441:"You Have To Be 'A Little Bit Crazy' to Venture Into Art Gallery Business"
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National Rehabilitation Service Exhibition, Washington, 1950s
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2178:"20 Institute students Win Places In College Who's Who"
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2002:"Afro-American Artists: A Bio-bibliographic Directory"
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3784:"1st Saturday Kingston, March 7, 2020, Gallery Guide"
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3298:"Benjamin Wigfall & Communications Village"
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1831:"Hi Art Show Features Faculty Members' Work".
1777:"Six Virginians' Works In National Exhibition"
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3709:"Art in Print: A Tribute to Robert Blackburn"
3273:"Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village"
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2819:"The New Place: New Outlooks Are Its Output"
3937:Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village
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1501:"S.U.I. Receives $ 20,000 in Gifts, Grants"
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2025:"Course In Art Is Taught By Mr. Wigfall".
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1752:"Remembering a Richmond-Born Artist"
1529:"Hampton Prof. Gets Yale Fellowship"
1476:"Education Notes: Hampton Institute"
1110:
1108:
3816:Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, VA
3497:"British disbar W. Indian lawyer".
2291:"One-Man Show Set By HI Instructor"
900:Hawkins Adams, Stacy (2005-02-14).
792:Pennsylvania State University, 1978
278:Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences
2920:"Community Notebook: Art Exhibits"
2844:"New Place Called Most Successful"
2572:. 24 September 1955. p. A18.
2519:"Ben Wigfall: The Artist Revealed"
2491:"Art gallery reopens near Artemis"
2364:"Paintings Chosen For 1st Exhibit"
603:, Robert Blackburn, Vivian Brown,
546:New York State Council on the Arts
417:, owned by a fellow instructor at
14:
3659:"Twenty Contemporary Printmakers"
2415:"Art in Virginia: here and there"
2295:The Daily Press, Newport News, VA
2275:Pousette-Dart, Nathaniel (1956).
1227:"Exhibit Features 30 Art Designs"
778:Elizabeth City (NC) State College
3740:. via newspapers.com. 2018-04-27
3527:. via newspapers.com. 1993-09-05
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3179:. via newspapers.com. 1990-08-17
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2395:. via newspapers.com. 1958-04-27
2370:. via newspapers.com. 1958-06-22
2345:. via newspapers.com. 1958-05-18
2315:"Hampton Artist In 1-Man Show".
2257:. via newspapers.com. 1956-11-30
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1643:. via newspapers.com. 1952-04-16
1637:"Exhibit to open at Bridgewater"
1592:. via newspapers.com. 1951-08-19
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1392:. via newspapers.com. 1953-07-23
1386:"Instructor Gets Art Fellowship"
1328:. via newspapers.com. 1955-11-06
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1201:. via newspapers.com. 1952-05-30
1176:. via newspapers.com. 1951-05-27
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1056:Virginia Museum of the Fine Arts
783:Lever House, New York City, 1969
458:so he could work with a federal
3372:Barricklo, Tania (2024-02-02).
3001:. via newspaper.com. 1976-12-29
2868:Mossman, Margery (1977-01-02).
2413:Longaker, Jon D. (1958-11-09).
2393:Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY
1775:Longaker, Jon D. (1958-03-30).
1720:Rodriguez, Holly (2017-04-21).
1199:Portsmouth Star, Portsmouth, VA
1086:Calos, Katherine (2017-02-11).
982:Fendrich, Laurie (2022-10-20).
814:Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art,
787:Saratoga Performing Arts Center
3968:20th-century American painters
3963:Abstract expressionist artists
3576:News and Observer, Raleigh, NC
3328:Christopher Newport University
3072:"Print, Etching Shows Impress"
3044:Borsellino, Rob (1977-05-12).
2817:Benbow, Charles (1972-02-03).
2774:New Paltz, The Alumni Magazine
2523:Kingston Midtown Arts District
744:State University of Iowa, 1954
698:Christopher Newport University
1:
3525:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
3423:"State Artists to Show Works"
3223:"The Golden Age of New Paltz"
3202:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
3146:Borak, Jeffrey (1979-02-02).
2548:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
2439:Borak, Jeffrey (1976-05-16).
2343:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
2182:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
1965:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
1907:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
1859:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
1835:. 16 March 1963. p. A4.
1390:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
1326:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
1259:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
1174:Daily Press, Newport News, VA
865:Copeland-Hammerl Funeral Home
225:The painting was inspired by
76:Painter, printmaker, educator
3973:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
3545:Cossitt, F.D. (1964-12-27).
3402:Odgen Museum of Southern Art
3378:Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY)
3322:McGee, Kelley (2023-11-17).
3302:The Dorsky at SUNY New Paltz
3277:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
3070:Cossitt, F.D. (1871-02-21).
3046:"Group protests Mosley case"
2924:Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY)
2894:Harrison, Don (2023-06-13).
2874:Kingston (NY) Sunday Freeman
2657:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
2470:Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY)
2319:. 25 March 1957. p. 7.
2048:Dillon, Betty (1959-03-16).
2029:. 3 March 1956. p. A3.
1750:Baxter, Paige (2017-06-14).
936:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
829:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
709:Ogden Museum of Southern Art
95:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
85:(1930–2017) was an American
3915:Yale University Art Gallery
2999:Daily Freeman, Kingston, VA
2974:Daily Freeman, Kingston, VA
2949:Daily Freeman, Kingston, VA
2304:– via newspapers.com.
2000:Cederholm, Theresa (1973).
1556:Proctor, Roy (2003-07-20).
1195:"Commencement Begins At HI"
839:Yale University Art Gallery
452:University of South Florida
119:Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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2622:Woods, Lynn (2017-02-24).
751:Sweetbriar Women's College
300:Metropolitan Museum of Art
16:American artist (1930-2017
3978:Hampton University people
3738:Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal
3684:"Tribute to a Printmaker"
3177:Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal
3152:Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal
3024:Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal
2495:Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal
2445:Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal
2230:The Call, Kansas City, MO
1641:Staunton (VA) News-Leader
1255:"HI Exhibit Of Art Opens"
834:Hampton University Museum
655:Hampton University Museum
190:fellowship to attend the
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3841:James Madison University
902:"Benjamin Leroy Wigfall"
816:James Madison University
739:Bridgewater (VA) College
615:, Mohammed Omer Khalil,
403:University of Louisville
355:Norfolk State University
101:Early life and education
3626:. 1970. 26 January 2008
3598:New York Amsterdam News
3551:Richmond Times-Dispatch
3101:Daily Freeman, Kingston
3076:Richmond Times-Dispatch
3050:Daily Freeman, Kingston
2419:Richmond Times-Dispatch
2204:The Louisville Defender
1781:Richmond Times-Dispatch
1666:Richmond Times-Dispatch
1590:Richmond Times-Dispatch
1562:Richmond Times-Dispatch
1505:Iowa City Press-Citizen
1144:Richmond Times-Dispatch
1120:The Library of Virginia
1092:Richmond Times-Dispatch
906:Richmond Times-Dispatch
658:Jennings, and painters
353:. (The division is now
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3663:bettyblaytonartist.com
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809:Kingston (NY) City Hal
466:Communications Village
351:Virginia State College
344:abstract expressionism
324:1953 – Recipient of a
258:Langley Air Force Base
188:Rockefeller Foundation
109:Black neighborhood of
87:abstract-expressionist
83:Benjamin Leroy Wigfall
2848:Bradenton (FL) Herald
2570:New Journal and Guide
2027:New Journal and Guide
1833:New Journal and Guide
1533:Jackson (MI) Advocate
861:"Benjamin L. Wigfall"
238:racial discrimination
137:Armstrong High School
3763:City of Kingston, NY
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2202:"Wins Recognition".
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2054:Ledger Star, Norfolk
1935:Portsmouth (VA) Star
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1296:. via newspapers.com
1231:Tuskegee (Al) Herald
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908:. via newspapers.com
823:Selected collections
733:Hollins (VA) College
724:Selected exhibitions
315:interior decorations
2798:Global Scholarships
1726:Richmond Free Press
1422:The Virginian-Pilot
1352:The Virginian-Pilot
1294:The Virginian-Pilot
801:Kingston Center of
444:Black Student Union
367:. His entry was an
292:Mary McLeod Bethune
243:Miller & Rhoads
204:Master of Fine Arts
186:Wigfall received a
67:New Paltz, New York
3252:Bearden Foundation
3126:Mount Vernon Argus
988:Two Coats of Paint
932:"Benjamin Wigfall"
670:African American.
586:Bedford-Stuyvesant
433:Teacher and mentor
192:University of Iowa
91:Kingston, New York
51:Richmond, Virginia
3887:"Art collections"
3600:. 15 March 1969.
3547:"Art in Richmond"
3501:. 30 March 1957.
2206:. 21 April 1955.
789:gallery, NY, 1970
599:, Benny Andrews,
572:Later exhibitions
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