For this Black History Month, Seward & Kissel’s New York office served as both a gallery and silent auction house for the works of students from the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) – some fetching as much as $1,000 since the exhibition opened earlier this month.
The firm featured 18 of the students’ works at its six-floor office in Lower Manhattan. Seward & Kissel partner Steve Nadel, who says he serves as the financial services firm’s culture director, said the firm wanted to find a way to honor Black History Month that would actually endure for an entire month (as opposed to something smaller scale like bringing in a distinguished speaker, which might last an hour).
