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Hill, Grant print view role Collector dates 1972- city Atlanta state GA other cities Detroit, MI; Orlando, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; Dallas, TX; Washington, DC; sex M historical notes Grant Hill is a retired NBA basketball player, art collector, and co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks. Hill's parents’ collection inspired him to build his own. He has acquired some 120 pieces of art, most of which are centered around Black life in the twentieth century. Hill and his wife, Tamia, sponsored a three-year, seven-city tour of his personal art collection titled "Something All Our Own: The Grant Hill Collection of African American Art." Featuring a large collection of Black artists, including the works of celebrated masters Romare Bearden and Elizabeth Catlett, as well as the work of artists including Hughie Lee-Smith, John Biggers, Phoebe Beasely, Malcolm Brown, Edward Jackson, John Coleman and Arthello Beck, Jr., the exhibition aimed to highlight the importance of African American art and inspire young people to explore creative avenues beyond sports and entertainment. Grant also established the "Something All Our Own Scholarship" to provide educational assistance to college students interested in pursuing a degree in visual arts. decades of activity 1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030 website http://granthill.com/ghc/catalog.php updated 02/14/2025 10:12:26 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006 see details... «  back