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District of Columbia Art Association, Exhibition

Anacostia Community Museum

District of Columbia Art Association, Exhibition
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Object Details

Presenter

District of Columbia Art Association

Host institution

Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives

Artist

Coward, Annabelle Bacot (1927-1992)
Dorsey, William T. (1926-2024)
Green, Gloria E.
Hicks, Margaret Turner (1923-2006)
Jackson, Sylvia Moore
Jarvis, Jeanne Coleman (1929-2015)
Martin, Edith I. (Irene) (1920-2008)
Pettis, Helen Louise C. (1933-2025)
Powell, Georgette Seabrooke (1916-2011)
Ricks, Percy, Jr. (Percy Eugene) (1923-2008)
Robinson, Peter L., Jr. (1922-2015)
Strange, Edith C. (1922-2006)
Thompson, Conrad W. (1925-2009)
Wells, James Lesesne (1902-1993)

Collection Creator

Martin, Edith I. (Irene) (1920-2008)

Collection Citation

Edith I. Martin papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Edith I. Martin.

Scope and Contents

Exhibition catalog for D.C. Art Association 1991 exhibit at the Sumner School Museum. Includes information about the D.C. Art Association, including a brief history. A brief history of the Charles Sumner School is included on the reverse. Venues listed as holding D.C. Art Association group exhibitions include: The Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives; The Anacostia Museum (Smithsonian Institution); The Martin Luther King Memorial Library; The University of the District of Columbia; The Lansburgh Cultural Center; The Nineteenth Street Baptist Church; Howard University; The National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Comprehensive Marketing Systems; and Federal National Mortgage Association. Artists listed include: Percy Ricks; Conrad W. Thompson; Sylvia M. Jackson; Margaret T. Hicks; William Dorsey; Gloria E. Green; Helen Louise C. Pettis; Georgette Seabrook Powell; Edith Strange; Edith I. Martin; James L. Wells; Delilah W. Pierce; Annabelle B. Coward; Jeanne C. Jarvis; and Peter L. Robinson, Jr. An insert for the brochure includes a D.C.A.A. Statement by William Dorsey, of the Exhibits Committee.
sova.acma.06-050_ref497

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7faf325b6-ccab-45a2-a935-ab728eef40bf

Place

Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia -- United States

Topic

African American artists
African American educators
African American art
African American painters
Art -- Exhibitions -- Washington (D.C.)
Art -- Washington (D.C.) -- Exhibitions

Presenter

District of Columbia Art Association

Host institution

Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives

See more items in

Edith I. (Irene) Thompson Martin Papers
Edith I. (Irene) Thompson Martin Papers / Series 4: Exhibitions / 4.1: Promotional materials

Extent

1 Exhibition catalog (8 1/2 x 7 inches)

Date

1991

Container

Box 3, Folder 39

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Type

Archival materials
Exhibition catalogs

Collection Rights

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs -- 1970-2000

Collection Restrictions

Edith I. Martin Papers is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. This collection of records contains sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) that has been redacted to protect individuals' privacy. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
ACMA.06-050_ref497
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Record ID

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