Stephen Towns

Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem has acquired a work by painter and fiber artist Stephen Towns. It comes from his recent exhibit, “Declaration & Resistance,” a collection of paintings and story quilts that explored the roles enslaved and free African American laborers played in building the region’s economy.

A collection of paintings and story quilts that expands the narrative of enslaved and free African American laborers is on display at the Reynolda House…