This collection offers objects gathered over years of travel, research, and intentional collecting by artist Tawny Chatmon. It features resonant pieces with a special focus on African American material culture, as well as objects previously used in portrait sittings, wardrobe styling within the artist’s practice, and more. Some objects have been lived with by the artist for many years, others are recent discoveries, while a number were used during portrait sittings and studies. Each object reflects the artists commitment to storytelling and preservation.

Collected from estate sales, auctions, private collections, and markets across the globe, these objects have journeyed through time or space into the artist’s hands and now offered with purpose.