Black History/ Black Future display
Title
Black History/ Black Future display
Subject
African American
Baltimore (Md.)
Book artists
Description
This month in our cases we are showcasing artists' books and photographs centering on African American artists. Photographs on display juxtapoze contemporary works with early 20th century black photographers and images, while artists books build on events in African American history and reflect on the experience of being black in America.
Works on display include intricate artist books by Clarissa Sligh, artist and essayist, who weaves together the cultural, historical, personal and political to explore concepts of memory and transmutation, and perceptions of boundaries and identity. Ann Tyler's Billy Rabbit is also a sober exploration of America's history of lynching, expressed as a retelling of the Br'er Rabbit story. Alongside is Lois Morrison and Julie Chen's Memories of Fruit, which threads stories and recipes while invoking the Billie Holiday song "Strange Fruit".
On our lower level are selections from our photography collection, including works by black female photographers such as Winifred Hall Allen and Gail Hansberry. Features from our photograph collection also focus on Baltimore's black youth and are created by local collectives such as Wide Angle Youth Media and Baltimore Youth Film Arts.
Also stop by our zine shelf and circulating display to find other contemporary works by national and local black writers, essayists and artists.
We are always looking to expand our collection. If you have recommendations of artist books and zines by black writers and artists, please let us know by emailing refer@mica.edu.
Works on display include intricate artist books by Clarissa Sligh, artist and essayist, who weaves together the cultural, historical, personal and political to explore concepts of memory and transmutation, and perceptions of boundaries and identity. Ann Tyler's Billy Rabbit is also a sober exploration of America's history of lynching, expressed as a retelling of the Br'er Rabbit story. Alongside is Lois Morrison and Julie Chen's Memories of Fruit, which threads stories and recipes while invoking the Billie Holiday song "Strange Fruit".
On our lower level are selections from our photography collection, including works by black female photographers such as Winifred Hall Allen and Gail Hansberry. Features from our photograph collection also focus on Baltimore's black youth and are created by local collectives such as Wide Angle Youth Media and Baltimore Youth Film Arts.
Also stop by our zine shelf and circulating display to find other contemporary works by national and local black writers, essayists and artists.
We are always looking to expand our collection. If you have recommendations of artist books and zines by black writers and artists, please let us know by emailing refer@mica.edu.
Creator
Allison Fischbach, Decker Library
Date
2017-02-03
Rights
Photograph by Decker Library. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For digital surrogates utilize the rights statement provided by DIU.
Language
English
Files
Collection
Citation
Allison Fischbach, Decker Library, “Black History/ Black Future display,” Decker Library Exhibits and Displays, accessed April 26, 2024, https://deckerlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/6.