Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory

The crossroads of humanity and holiness meet in the works of lifelong Bostonian Allan Rohan Crite (1910–2007), who will at long last be at the center of an exhibition in a major Boston museum. Presented in collaboration with the Boston Athenaeum, Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory will raise questions of whose legacy is preserved and what stories a metropolis reveals—and pay homage to a seminal African American artist whose work celebrated, recorded, and spoke to Boston’s Black community. 

Please note that Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory is no longer on view. Allan Crite - American Griot is currently viewable on the Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade outside of the Museum through February 10, 2026.