In her 1957 linoleum print, "Black Venus," Margaret Burroughs reimagines historical depictions of Black women, transforming narratives of exploitation into ones of resilience and empowerment. Her work challenges past portrayals and honors the Black female form.
In this post, I will highlight some of the accomplishments of this project and address two main takeaways that can help those looking to reproduce a similar fellowship program.
In this blog post Angie and Tashae discuss the symbolism behind The Abandoned Hut by Mordecai Buluma as well as the conservation treatment used to prepare it for exhibition.
On April 13, 2024, I Am Copying Nobody: The Art and Political Cartoons of Akinola Lasekan opened at the Chrysler Museum of Art. Here are some highlights from the exhibition.
In 2021, The Chrysler Museum of Art, in partnership with the Hampton University Museum was awarded a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The highly competitive grant aims to diversify the field of Curation and Conservation by conducting a three-year pilot fellowship program for two aspiring museum professionals who have completed master’s degrees. The curatorial fellow, Tashae Smith, and the conservation fellow, Elizabeth Robson, will examine the Chrysler Museum’s traditional African collection and Hampton University Museum’s Harmon Foundation Collection of Modern African Art. Their work will demonstrate the ongoing importance of collecting, preserving and studying non-Western art.
About the fellowship
