The Paul R. Jones Museum is proud to present “Public Charge”: Diasporic Immigrant Artists, November 1-December 13, 2019. “Public Charge” features works by Latin and Caribbean artists from the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art, curated by Dr. Wendy Castenell and her ARH 490/550 class with Jones Museum curator Emily Bibb. As Dr. Castenell’s students explain in their curatorial statement about “Public Charge,” they have selected the work of “immigrant artists from the Caribbean, Africa and Latin America who have migrated […]
Category: Events & Exhibits
Exposé- Black Women Through Time
Whitfield Lovell In the world of journalism, an exposé is a story that reveals new and shocking information about a person or institution. Within the world of fashion, however, exposé refers to a showcase debuting inno vative designs. Our exhibition undertakes something analogous to the latter sense of the term, wherein the surprises hold positive connotations of creativity unleashed for public display. Among the central revelations offered by this show is the sheer diversity of representations of black women available […]