Georgia Museum of Art Publishes Expanded Richard Hunt Catalogue

The Georgia Museum of Art has released an expanded second edition of its catalogue on Richard Hunt (1935–2023), the Chicago-born sculptor who became one of America's most prolific public artists. Over seven decades, Hunt completed 160 large-scale commissions across 24 states and Washington, D.C. His abstract works, made from welded and cast steel, aluminum, copper, and bronze, often evoke natural forms. Though sometimes labeled a post-Black artist, Hunt used his art to promote freedom and equality. His career spanned the Civil Rights and Black Power movements into contemporary social justice campaigns, with monuments commemorating Emmett Till, Ida B. Wells, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The catalogue explores how Hunt bridged abstract art and the Black experience, drawing from ancestry, identity, history, mythology, and spirituality.