Queer and Immigrant Artists Reclaimed: U-M Exhibition Spotlights Carmen Herrera and Leon Polk Smith

Queer and Immigrant Artists Reclaimed: U-M Exhibition Spotlights Carmen Herrera and Leon Polk Smith

Carmen Herrera and Leon Polk Smith had a lot in common. They were neighbors. They were artists. They were pioneers in the geometric abstraction movement. And both struggled for the recognition their work deserved because of their identities. Now the work of the two friends and colleagues will be on display at the University of Michigan Museum of Art from Aug. 30 to Jan. 4 in an exhibition titled “Both Sides of the Line: Carmen Herrera and Leon P…