American Art: From the Outside In

RADIO 4, 11.30AM

Financial adviser and broadcaster Alvin Hall is also an art collector, and it’s in this latter role that he presents this intriguing guide to American art, focusing in particular on work by self-taught African American artists, discussing why there is still a long way to go for them to achieve the recognition they deserve. Hall visits the Outliers and American Vanguard Art at The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, which seeks to redress the balance, and tells the stories of several key artists.