"Nude in Trance" by Kay Brown (NY/D.C., 1932-012), graphite on paper, signed, titled on back, dated 1984, framed - 18 1/2" x 25 1/2"
 
Kay Brown was an artist, printmaker, published author, and graphic and fashion designer. She graduated from New York City College in 1968 with a BFA and from Howard University in 1986 with a MFA. Brown became the first woman awarded a membership into the Weusi Artist Collective, based in Harlem during the 1960s and 1970s. The Weusi Collective, named for the Swahili word for “blackness”, was founded in 1965, composed entirely of men. The fact that she was the only female member of this collective inspired her to seek out ways of representing the neglected black female artists. She is widely acknowledged as one of the founders of the Where We At black women artists' collective in New York City. Brown's work was featured in the "We Wanted a Revolution" exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. She also was a staff member at the Medgar Evers College and an assistant professor at the Anne Arundel Community College from 1989 to 1990.