{"id":2215,"date":"2018-02-03T19:12:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T19:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2018-02-08T16:41:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T16:41:27","slug":"boston-university-art-galleries-black-history-month-exhibitions-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=2215","title":{"rendered":"Boston University Art Galleries Black History Month Exhibitions & Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston University Art Galleries
\nBlack History Month Exhibitions & Events<\/h1>\n

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\"\"Let Us March On: Lee Friedlander and the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom<\/em><\/h2>\n

February 2 – March 25, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Reception:\u00a0Wednesday, March 14, 7:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery<\/h4>\n

855 Commonwealth Avenue<\/a><\/p>\n

Gallery Hours:
\nTuesday-Sunday<\/span><\/span>, 12-5pm<\/span><\/span>
\nThursdays until 8:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lee Friedlander, Untitled<\/em>, from the series Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, <\/em>1975, Gelatin silver print. Gift of Maria and Lee Friedlander.<\/p>\n

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\"\"The\u00a0<\/em>Photographic Book<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thursday, February 15, 5:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stone Gallery\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A\u00a0conversation between Professor Kim\u00a0Sichel,\u00a0Associate Professor, History of Photography and Modern Art,\u00a0Boston University Department of History of Art and Architecture,\u00a0and\u00a0Peter\u00a0Kayafas, Director, Eakins Press\u00a0Foundation\u00a0and publisher of\u00a0Lee Friedlander: The Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, <\/em>will critically engage with the development\u00a0and reception of Friedlander’s iconic images in book form.<\/p>\n

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They Were Always Marching:<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/em>African American<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Women\u00a0<\/em>and<\/em>\u00a0the Civil Rights Movement<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wednesday, March 14, 6:00pm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Exhibition reception will\u00a0immediately\u00a0follow the event.<\/p>\n

Stone Gallery<\/p>\n

This panel will explore the\u00a0instrumental\u00a0role\u00a0and agency\u00a0of African American\u00a0women\u00a0in\u00a0the Civil Rights Movement, from local civic gatherings to shaping national policy. The efforts of women during this era were often overshadowed by\u00a0their male counterparts.\u00a0\u00a0This panel discusses\u00a0the\u00a0powerful contributions of women of color\u00a0in the creation of\u00a0social and political change\u00a0historically\u00a0and\u00a0through today.<\/p>\n

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Participants include:<\/h6>\n
La Tanya\u00a0<\/em>S.\u00a0<\/em>Autry<\/em>, Curator of Art and Civil Rights at the Mississippi Museum of Art and\u00a0Tougaloo\u00a0College;<\/h6>\n
Dr. Ashley Farmer<\/em>, Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies, Boston University;<\/h6>\n
Sheila\u00a0<\/em>Pree<\/em>\u00a0Bright<\/em>,\u00a0Artist<\/h6>\n

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