Smith-Mason Gallery, National Exhibition of Black Artists brochure

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Object Details

Sponsor

National Bank of Washington

Artist

Artis, William Ellisworth, 1914-1977

Bolton, Shirley L. (1945-1984)

Britt, Benjamin Franklin (1923-1996)

Brown, Malcolm McLeod (1931-2020)

Craig, Randall J.

Gary, Jim (1939-2006)

Hollingsworth, Alvin Carl (1928-2000)

Ivory, Alice Wesley (1931-1999)

Kennedy, Harriet Forte, 1931-1994

Robinson, Peter L., Jr. (1922-2015)

Taylor, Bill (1927)

Taylor, Jean

Twiggs, Leo Franklin (1934)

West, Pheoris (1950-2021)

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

A brochure for the National Exhibition Black Artists 1971, held at and presented by the Smith-Mason Gallery of Art from 10 October through 30 November 1971, in cooperation with the National Bank of Washington. Brochure lists individuals in the following categories: Honorary Committee: Co-chairmen Judge John D. Fauntleroy and Congressman Walter Fauntroy; Dr. John Biggers; S. Bruce Brown; Vivian F. Brown; Margaret T.G. Burroughs; Albert J. Carter; Andrew P. Corley; Alanzo Davis; Rev. H. Albion Ferrell; Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Freeman, Jr.; Dr. Leroy Gaskin; Robert H Green, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin F. Gross; Maj. James W. Jones; Mr. and Mrs. Arther D. Jewell; Jack Jordan; Madeline Dugger Kelley; S. Kriger; Samella S. Lewis; B. Doyle Mitchell; Dr. Evangeline J. Montgomery; Lois Jones Pierre-Noell; Dr. Regenia A. Perry; Delilah W. Pierce; Doroty Porter; Percy Ricks; Lucille Roberts; Jewll W. Simon; Kenn Simpson; Benjamin L. Spaulding; Della Brown Taylor; Melvin J. Washington; James L. Wells; Grant Wright; Charles R. Young; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wittenberg Honorary Patrons: S. Bruce Brown; Lois J. Clark; Mr. and Mrs. William D. Curtis; Rev. H. Albion Ferrell; Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Freeman, Jr.; Dr. Leroy Gaskin; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E. Gross; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Jewell; Madeline Dugger Kelley; S. Driger; B. Doyle Mitchell; Dr. Regenia A. Perry; Delilah W. Pierce; Dorothy Porter; Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Robinson; James L. Wells; Grant Wright; Antoine Yameogo Admissions and Awards Committee: James Lesecene [sic] Wells, Chairman; Leroy Gaskin; Lois M. Jones; James E. Mayo; Delilah W. Pierce; Percy Ricks; Lucille D. Roberts; Kenn Simpson; John Torres, Jr.; Charles A. Young Smith-Mason Gallery Citations: Lois Jones Pierre-Noell; Delilah W. Pierce; Lucille Roberts; Leroy Gaskin; Percy Ricks; Samella Lewis Friends of the Gallery: Cato W. Adams; Dr. Robert M. Alexander; Francis E. Arnold; Annabelle G. Bacote; Franz Bader; Mr. and Mrs. Miller Bates; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Braxton; Herman Brown; Callie Scott Carter; Lois J. Clarke; Bernice E. Coleman; Jock Coomer; Mr. and Mrs. William D. Curtis; Caroline F. Davis; Annie E. Duncan; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Flora; Mary Speaks Giles; Patricia P. Giles; Rev. and Mrs. Sheffield O. Gill; Annabelle M. Green; Hiram F. Jones; James Isreal; Madelyn Dugger Kelley; Mr. and Mrs. William P. Lee; Ernest B. Mercer; Alfred B. Miller; Corinne H. Mitchell; George B. Murphy; Hilda P. Norwood; Dr. Frederick H. Perry; Irma H. Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Preston; Algatha Quander; Mr. and Mrs. James Quander; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robinson; Capt. and Mrs. Thomas T. Robinson; Helen H. Safrit; Marianna Beck Sewell; Alma Thomas; Evelyn L. Ware; Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Wesley; Mr. and Mrs. Welsey M. Wilkerson; Devera Williams; Daniel Wynn Awards winners: Pheoris West; Shirley L. Bolton; Jim Gary; Malcolm M. Brown; Alice E. Ivory; Benjamin E. Britt; Bill Taylor; William E. Artis; Randall Craig; Alvin C. Hollingsworth; Harriet Kennedy; Peter L. Robinson, Jr.; Jean Taylor; Leo F. Twiggs

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GUID

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Place

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

Topic

African American artists

African American sculptors

African American painters

African American art

African American art -- Exhibitions

African American artists -- New Jersey

Sponsor

National Bank of Washington

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Edith I. (Irene) Thompson Martin Papers

Edith I. (Irene) Thompson Martin Papers / Series 4: Exhibitions / 4.1: Promotional materials / District of Columbia Art Association, National Exhibition of Black Artists

Extent

1 Brochure (9 x 4 inches)

Date

1971

Container

Box 3, Folder 22

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Type

Archival materials

Brochures

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

Brochures

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.

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Record ID

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