Lorraine Hansberry and Malcolm X featured in What's Up at the Schomburg? Exhibition
This exhibition at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture looks really interesting! http://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg
What's Up at the Schomburg?
Located within the walls of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a three-building complex, are
surprisingly rare and unique books, manuscripts, artworks, photographs
and memorabilia as old as the 4th century and as new as
today! There are people—old, young, and all ages in between; rich, poor,
and everything in between; stars, heroes, and heroines of all
types. Some arrive daily in living color. Others have left their
legacies in the files and stacks for all to see.
What's Up at the Schomburg?
Located within the walls of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a three-building complex, are
surprisingly rare and unique books, manuscripts, artworks, photographs
and memorabilia as old as the 4th century and as new as
today! There are people—old, young, and all ages in between; rich, poor,
and everything in between; stars, heroes, and heroines of all
types. Some arrive daily in living color. Others have left their
legacies in the files and stacks for all to see.
What’s Up @ the Schomburg? highlights the evolution of this multifaceted cultural center over the last 25
years during the tenure of its Chief, Howard Dodson. It showcases the
many faces and multiple identities of this 85-year-old iconic
institution and presents, for the first time, a comprehensive look at
the many programs, collections, and services it offers.
many faces and multiple identities of this 85-year-old iconic
institution and presents, for the first time, a comprehensive look at
the many programs, collections, and services it offers.
The exhibition presents a variety of African and African Diaspora themes that have been documented by acquisitions over the last
25 years. A diverse selection of treasures include a bill of sale for an
enslaved Yoruba woman in Brazil; a document signed by Toussaint
Louverture in Haiti in 1800; an 1801 letter from the future king of
Northern Haiti, Henry Christophe; an 1857 list of Cuban runaways; Black
Manhattan, a collage by Romare Bearden; Marcus Garvey's newspaper The
Negro World; and documents from the AME Church, the Nation of
Islam, the Hebrew Israelites, the Ethiopian Church; and many more.
enslaved Yoruba woman in Brazil; a document signed by Toussaint
Louverture in Haiti in 1800; an 1801 letter from the future king of
Northern Haiti, Henry Christophe; an 1857 list of Cuban runaways; Black
Manhattan, a collage by Romare Bearden; Marcus Garvey's newspaper The
Negro World; and documents from the AME Church, the Nation of
Islam, the Hebrew Israelites, the Ethiopian Church; and many more.
In adddition, the exhibition features historical and cultural collections including The Malcolm X Collection, spotlighting
photographs of him at various stages in his life, family photos, as well
as his Qur’an; The Lorraine Hansberry Collection, which showcases the
award-winning playwright’s personal papers, manuscripts, and
photographs; the Melville and Frances Herskovits Collection of African
and African Diaspora art, papers, and photographs, assembled by the
noted anthropologists; and renowned theater historian Helen Armstead
Johnson’s collection, which includes historical photos, posters, theater
memorabilia, and rarely seen scrapbooks of black entertainers of the
18th and 20th centuries.
as his Qur’an; The Lorraine Hansberry Collection, which showcases the
award-winning playwright’s personal papers, manuscripts, and
photographs; the Melville and Frances Herskovits Collection of African
and African Diaspora art, papers, and photographs, assembled by the
noted anthropologists; and renowned theater historian Helen Armstead
Johnson’s collection, which includes historical photos, posters, theater
memorabilia, and rarely seen scrapbooks of black entertainers of the
18th and 20th centuries.
More than a library, museum, or cultural center, the Schomburg Center embraces all of these. There are photographs, films,
books, and manuscripts on the global black experience Up @ the
Schomburg; there are music, dance, theater, and exhibitions of all
kinds on black people worldwide; there are scholars, researchers, and
research projects along with teaching and learning opportunities—and all
can be found Up @ the Schomburg.
Schomburg; there are music, dance, theater, and exhibitions of all
kinds on black people worldwide; there are scholars, researchers, and
research projects along with teaching and learning opportunities—and all
can be found Up @ the Schomburg.
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