NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2024
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Get a free Official National Poetry Month Poster. Featuring artwork by Jack Wong, and lines from “blessing the boats” by Lucille Clifton.
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IN CONVERSATION: MODERN AFRICAN AMERICAN @ Peabody Essex Museum
SALEM, MA — Created at significant social and political moments in America, this premier collection of paintings, photographs and sculpture by 43 prominent African American artists presents conversations about art, identity and the rights of the individual. The artworks reflect an America that celebrates the multi-faceted nature of society. The story of one of America’s most…
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Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe, an unprecedented exhibition, explores the world of Renaissance art in Europe to bring to life the hidden African presence in its midst. During the first half of the 1500s, Africa became a focus of European attention as it had not been since the time of the Roman Empire.…
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Harmon Foundation film “The Negro and Art”
“The Negro and Art” documents the Harmon Foundation’s Fifth Exhibition of Negro Art, held at the Art Center, 65-67 East 56th Street, in New York City, from February 20 to March 4, 1933. Source: Media Matters: The Blog of National Archives
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“The Black Pupil” : Exhibition by Students of the Black Arts Movement
“The Black Pupil” : Exhibition by Students of the Black Arts Movement
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Enjoy this Unique Theatrical Celebration: August Wilson’s Ten Plays
For the first time ever, actors will perform readings of August Wilson’s ten plays on African American life in the 20th century in a venue that streams the shows live. Join us to watch the webcasts from New York Public Radio’s performance venue, The Greene Space: All live streams begin at 7:00 pm EST on http://www.thegreenespace.org/ For extra, matinee performances…
Cover Image Courtesy, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). Phillis Wheatley Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-7329-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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