Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture  Search this

Willis, Deborah, 1948-  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Photocopies

Exhibit scripts

Slides (photographs)

Brochures

Exhibition records

Correspondence

Date:

2000

Summary:

This show presented photographs and photo media based art work produced by black photographers from 1840 to the present. The images in the exhibition form a technical history of the medium as well as a pictorial history of African Americans. Curated by Deborah Willis , the show was exhibited at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, South Gallery from February 4 to June 30, 2000.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit scripts, administrative records, exhibit layouts and brochures.

Related Archival Materials note:

Audiovisual materials related to this exhibition located in Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American photographers  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Photographers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Photocopies

Exhibit scripts

Slides (photographs)

Brochures

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Correspondence

Citation:

Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-004

See more items in:

Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa778a6aad7-b85f-41ab-8c22-c5a8371b1e45

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-004