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Past Event Member Preview – RETOLD: African American Art & Folklore

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Friday, November 3, 2023
7:00 – 8:30 pm

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Before it opens to the public, preview this exhibition from the Cochran Collection of African American Works on Paper curated by Dr. Tameka Ellington. Dr. Ellington connects the works with stories and experiences from traditional folklore. Visitors are invited to feel a warmth and closeness to Africa by seeing different elements of African culture.

Complimentary light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar.

Registration is required. FREE for members / $20 for nonmembers, includes admission.

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Jacob Lawrence. Revolt on the Amistad, 1989. Screenprint on paper. Collection of Wesley and Missy Cochran.

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RETOLD: African American Art and Folklore

Exhibition

November 4, 2023 - March 24, 2024

Willie Cole. American Domestic, 2016. Digital pigment print and serigraph on paper. Collection of Wesley and Missy Cochran. 236ColW.2