Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Contemporary Visual Expressions: The Art of Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Keith Morrison, William T. Williams exhibition records

Summary

Collection ID:
ACMA.03-012
Creators:
Anacostia Community Museum
Dates:
1987
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.04 Linear feet
19 Video recordings
VHS
1/2"
3 Sound recordings
audio cassette
1 Sound recording
open reel
1/4"
1 Video recording
U-matic
3/4"
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Contemporary Visual Expressions was a 1987 exhibition on Black American artists of the 20th century. It featured the work of Washington artists Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, and Keith Morrison, as well as guest artist William T. Williams of New York City. It was the inaugural exhibition in the gallery space in the new home of the Anacostia Museum and presented cultural dimensions found in abstract painting, symbolism within the Afro-Caribbean and Afro-American religious traditions in art, as well as three-dimensional works derived from folk and cultural customs that emerge from the Black Experience.

Administration

Author
ACMA staff

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Preferred Citation note
Contemporary Visual Expressions: The Art of Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Keith Morrison, William T. Williams
exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

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Video recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African Americans Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Gilliam, Sam, 1933-2022 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morrison, Keith, 1942- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jackson-Jarvis, Martha, 1952- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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