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:

1.25 Linear feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photocopies

Exhibition records

Photographic prints

Slides (photographs)

Exhibit scripts

Correspondence

Brochures

Date:

1998

Summary:

An exhibition of sculpture and installation art featuring eight women artists, the show sought to decode the social imagery of black women's representation and experiences. Curated by Deborah Willis, the exhibit was organized by the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture and held at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, South Gallery from April 13, 1998 to September 30, 1998. Artist featured included: Denise Ward Brown, Beverly Buchanan, Carole Byard, Rashida Ferndinand, Kira Lynn Harris, Valerie Maynard, and Renée Stout, and Eve Sandler.

Scope and Contents note:

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

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

African American women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photocopies

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Photographic prints

Slides (photographs)

Exhibit scripts

Correspondence

Brochures

Citation:

Resonant Forms: Contemporary African American Women Sculptors exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-006

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa79d94d675-c764-4927-ad6e-a0100f70cff9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-006