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Creator:
Hudson Street Productions  Search this
Subject:
Harris, Michael D.  Search this
Lawrence, Carolyn  Search this
Mallory, Howard  Search this
Jarrell, Jae  Search this
Jarrell, Wadsworth  Search this
Jones-Henderson, Napoleon  Search this
Jones-Hogu, Barbara  Search this
Sengstacke, Robert A. (Robert Abbott)  Search this
AFRICOBRA (Group of artists)  Search this
TV Land (Television network)  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Transcripts
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.607 Gigabytes
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the interviews are arranged as one series. Series 1: Interviews with AfriCOBRA Founders, 2010 (0.607 GB; ER01-ER09)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records requires advance notice.
Summary:
The interviews of AfriCOBRA founders measure 0.607 gigabytes and date from 2010. This collection includes digital transcripts and audio files of interviews with AfriCOBRA founders Michael Harris, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell, Napoleon Jones-Henderson, Barbara Jones-Hogu, Carolyn Lawrence, Howard Mallory, and Robert Sengstacke.
Citation:
Interviews of AfriCOBRA founders, 2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Use Note:
Hudson Street Productions, Inc. retains copyright and signed AAA Non-Exclusive License.
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Biography Note:
AfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists) is an African American artist collective founded in 1968, first as COBRA (Coalition of Black Revolutionary Artists), in Chicago, Illinois. AfriCOBRA artists were associated with the Black Arts Movement and the group grew out of discussions on how their art could express a Black aesthetic. The AfriCOBRA philosophy emphasized positive revolutionary ideas and community effort.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The interviews of AfriCOBRA founders were donated to the Archives of American Art by TV Land/Hudson Street Productions, Inc. via Deva Newman, Executive Producer and Melissa Bear, Vice President, business and legal affairs, in 2010.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
African American art -- African influences  Search this
Theme:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
African American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15925
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)298160
AAA_collcode_africobr
Theme:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource
African American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_298160