Art Historian to Present Paul R. Jones Lecture, Curate Exhibit at UA

Press Release:

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Bridget R. Cooks, a leading scholar on African American art and culture, will visit The University of Alabama to speak on “Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum,” Wednesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in room 205 of Smith Hall on the UA campus.

The lecture is free and open to the public and is part of the Paul R. Jones Lecture Series in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Cooks will discuss her recently published book of the same title, which explores her research on African American art and will sign copies of the book afterward.

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