Museum Exhibition

Richard Hunt at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Posted: 2 October 2024

*Hero's Head*, 1956, welded steel © 2024 The Richard Hunt Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London. Photo © On White Wall.

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25 October 2024 – 20 April 2025

Springfield, Illinois

Opening this October, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum presents ‘Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt’. Celebrating Hunt’s achievements within the broader narrative of Black emancipation and the enduring struggle for freedom, this exhibition reflects how history and heritage informed Hunt’s seven-decade career.

‘Freedom in Form' features major works by Hunt along with maquettes of some of his public sculptures. In addition, the exhibition evokes a sense of his artistic process developed in his Chicago studio, immersing visitors in Hunt’s presence through his personal effects, tools, materials and artworks.