BOSTON, MA.- Sixty-seven works by African American artists have recently been acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), from collector John Axelrod, an MFA Honorary Overseer and long-time supporter of the Museum. The purchase has enhanced the MFAs American holdings, transforming it into one of the leading repositories for paintings and sculpture by African American artists. The Museums collection will now include works by almost every major African American artist working during the past century and a half. Seven of the works are now displayed in the Art of the Americas Wing, in time for its one-year anniversary this month. This acquisition furthers the Museums commitment to showcasing the great multicultural artistry found throughout the Americas. It was made possible with the support of Axelrod and the MFAs Frank B. Bemis Fund and Charles H. Bayley