Creator:

Anacostia Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Collection Creator:

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:

Actor, poet and educator Douglas Johnson led children in poetry reading, song, and dance. Johnson taught the meaning of the poems to the children.

Workshop. Related to exhibition 'Whose Art is it, Anyway?: The Arts in Public Places.' Dated 19900723.

Biographical / Historical:

'Whose Art is it, Anyway?: The Arts in Public Places' encouraged museum visitors to explore the role of visual and performing arts in their community. The exhibition was held at the Anacostia Museum from July 15, 1990 to September 16, 1990, and included murals and sculptures viewed in Washington, D.C. and also encompassed personal statements such as hairstyles, clothes, and jewelry.

Collection Restrictions:

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

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

Poetry  Search this

Music  Search this

Dance  Search this

Children  Search this

Performing arts  Search this

Communities  Search this

Museums and community  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Collection Citation:

Whose Art is it, anyway? The Arts in Public Places exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

ACMA.03-086, Item ACMA AV002158

See more items in:

Whose Art is it, anyway? The Arts in Public Places exhibition records

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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