# *Dreams of This Future: The Collection of Peggy Cooper Cafritz* Group exhibition · Aug 19, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027 · on view Kerry James Marshall, Simone Leigh, Wangechi Mutu and others Paintings, photographs, sculptures, textiles and works on paper by artists of African descent, drawn from Peggy Cooper Cafritz’s bequeathed collection. Peggy Cooper Cafritz (1947–2018), a patron, educator and civil rights activist, left most of her art to the Studio Museum and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, which she cofounded. The first show about her as a collector draws on her gift of more than four hundred works by over two hundred artists. She built two collections, the first largely destroyed by fire in 2009, and backed artists of African descent early in their careers. Artists include Kerry James Marshall, Simone Leigh, Wangechi Mutu, Deana Lawson and Nick Cave. Full details: [studiomuseum.org](https://www.studiomuseum.org/exhibitions/dreams-of-this-future-the-collection-of-peggy-cooper-cafritz) ## At [The Studio Museum in Harlem](https://onview.so/manhattan/the-studio-museum-in-harlem.md) Museum in Harlem, New York City. - Address: 144 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027 - Hours: Wed–Sun 11–6, Fri to 9 - Website: https://www.studiomuseum.org - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/manhattan/map/the-studio-museum-in-harlem --- On View's listing, as of Tuesday, October 13, 2026. This page: https://onview.so/manhattan/the-studio-museum-in-harlem/dreams-of-this-future-the-collection-of-peggy-cooper-cafritz. Every gallery and museum in New York City: https://onview.so/manhattan.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt