Press release forwarded vis ARLISNY-L:
Activating Archives: The Archives of American Art as a Resource for Research on African American Art
Wednesday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m.
SPEAKERS:
Benny Andrews -- Artist, Activist, Archivist
Richard Wattenmaker, Ph.D. -- Senior Scholar, Archives of American Art
MODERATOR:
Lowery Stokes Sims, Ph.D. -- President, The Studio Museum in Harlem
Please join the Studio Museum in Harlem for a panel that addresses the institutional and individual aspects of creating, maintaining and using archives. This discussion will explore these issues through the lens of an artist, a scholar and a curator. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Archives Of American Art, special attention will be given to the archives’ collection of African American materials.
This program is free and will take place at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call 212/864-4500 x264 to RSVP.
Studio Museum
144 West 125th Street
New York, New York 10027
(between Lenox Avenue (6th) and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd (7th);
map available at http://www.studiomuseum.org/getting_here.html )
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