Tilghman returns to jazz fest for Philip Morton exhibit
Artist Dane Tilghman returns for Rehoboth Beach’s Jazz Festival and will be featured Friday, Oct. 17 again at the Philip Morton Gallery.
With more than 40 works displayed, Tilghman brings an exciting mix in style and subject matter to the jazz festival.
He has taken his artwork towards new dimensions: going from realism to a stylish combination all his own of surrealism and primitive elongation.
Since 1979, Tilghman has exhibited his works throughout the U.S. at art festivals, galleries, trade shows and conventions where he has received numerous awards, including the Medal of Honor in Graphics from the American Artists Professional League. In 1999, a baseball image was accepted at the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. He has completed a baseball mural for Turner Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., as well as for Citizen’s Ballpark in Philadelphia for the Phillies in 2004.
Tilghman also had a display of Negro League prints at the former Veteran’s Stadium in Philadelphia during 2000. He also completed a large mural for West Chester Community Center in West Chester, Pa. in 2000. Tilghman created more than 21 images for the Chester County Historical Society exhibition, Up From Slavery.
His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, on ESPN’s website, in Scholastic Books published by McGraw-Hill and the Western Journal of Black Studies vol. 16. Tilghman work has appeared on TV shows such as “The Cosby Show” and “Roseanne,” and has been collected by such notaries as Bill Cosby, Nelson Mandela and the late Ossie Davis.
He has had his work on exhibit at the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum in Philadelphia and in one-man shows at Widener University, West Chester University, University of Pennsylvania and the Butler Institute of Fine Art in Youngstown, Ohio. He currently has licensing deals with Clarke American Check Corporation, Bruce McGaw Graphics and Frontline Publishing.
Tilghman and his wife, Rosalyn, have been married for more than 30 years and have two children, Lauren and Daniel.
An opening reception to meet the artist and view this exhibit is scheduled for 6 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17 at the gallery. The exhibit runs through the end of October, and features his Sports, Americana and Jazz & Blues series.
The Philip Morton Gallery is located at 47 Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach. Call 302-727-0905 or email info@philipmortongallery.com.
