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Gathered Visions: Docent Training with Robert Hall

Catalog Data

Creator:
Anacostia Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
1 Video recording (VHS)
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
1990
Scope and Contents:
Curator Robert Hall led docent training for the exhibition 'Gathered Visions: Selected Works by African American Women Artists.' Hall introduced the docents to the various art forms and media used by artists. With a slide presentation, he explained, in detail, the specific artworks displayed throughout the exhibition.
Related to exhibition 'Gathered Visions: Selected Works by African American Women Artists.' Dated 19901108.
Biographical / Historical:
Gathered Visions: Selected Works by African American Women Artists' included fifteen individuals whose creative efforts reflect a multitude of experiences and universal concerns. Among the works on display were prints that comment on contemporary living, mixed-media sculptures that explore social and historical questions, and paintings that address women's issues. The exhibition presented the richness of the African American artistic traditions in the greater Washington area. It was held from November 18, 1990 to April 28, 1991 at the Anacostia Museum
Series Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Occupation:
Artists  Search this
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Women artists  Search this
African American women artists  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Genre/Form:
Video recordings
Series Citation:
Gathered Visions: selected works by African American women artists audiovisual records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
ACMA.03-044, Item ACMA AV002056
See more items in:
Gathered visions: selected works by African American women artists exhibition records
Gathered visions: selected works by African American women artists exhibition records / Series ACMA AV03-044: Gathered Visions: selected works by African American women artists audiovisual records
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa73fffcdac-6ee1-46eb-ad8c-ae1a2250ab21
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-03-044-ref608