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Black Art - Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African-American Art, 3 December 1989 - 25 February 1990

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Exhibition Photography collection is a combination and reprocessing of multipe collections of exhibition-related photography, though all material was transferred to the archives over time from the imaging / photography / visual resouces / slide library departments. Exhibitions are defined here as a curated collection of works on display for a defined and limited period of time with a title for the group of works.

All types of photography related to an exhibition was combined for ease of access. Types include installation, installation in progress, venue installation, people in exhibition, artist portraits, objects, PR or publicity images, catalogue images, various opening events, adult and family programs, tour groups and docent trainings, and crowds and lines.

Photographic formats included in the collection are: slides, transparencies, black & white (b/w) and color prints, black & white (b/w) and color negatives, and digital formats - TIF, JPG, PSD, PDF, and DOC - on CD or DVD.

Dates

  • 3 December 1989 - 25 February 1990

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for public research. Researchers must make an appointment to view this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 19.58 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

Opening day: slides (10), b/w negatives (10), b/w contact prints (2), color negatives (13), color contact prints (2) Opening day, Baba Olatunji drum workshop: negatives (12), contact prints (3) Symposium: negatives (25) mbari opening: negatives (6), contact prints (1) DISD student art in Gateway Gallery: color prints (5) Merrill Lynch event: slides (14) Handbell Choir performance: slides (8) Artists [Charles Searles, Renee Stout, Mr. Imagination, George Smith, Jean Lacy, Derek Webster, Robert St. Brice, Bill Traylor, Sultan Rogers, Daniel Pressley, Anderson Pigatt, John Biggers, Xenobia Bailey, misc (1), unidentifed (1).]: b/w prints (18), negatives (28), contact prints (9)

Repository Details

Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository

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Dallas TX 75201 US