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KIGALI 2018

REGION

AFRICA

EXHIBITION TYPE

TEMPORARY

Rowland Scherman, Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking], August 28, 1963, Contemporary print of a black and white photograph, Other: 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Overall: 14 x 17 x 1/2in. (35.6 x 43.2 x 1.3cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Courtesy of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, ARC 542068,NWDNS-306-SSM-4D(107)8, Washington, D.C. — Rowland Scherman, Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking], August 28, 1963, Contemporary print of a black and white photograph, Other: 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm) Overall: 14 x 17 x 1/2in. (35.6 x 43.2 x 1.3cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Courtesy of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, ARC 542068,NWDNS-306-SSM-4D(107)8, Washington, D.C.

Wendy V. Watriss and Frederick C. Baldwin, Friday Night Before Church Services, Navasota, Texas, Photographic print, 24 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (62.9 x 52.7 x 3.8 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Menil Foundation, Houston, Texas

Jacob Lawrence, Supermarket Flora, Silkscreen on paper, Framed: 38 x 30 x 2 1/4 in. (96.5 x 76.2 x 5.7 cm); image: 30 x 22 3/4 in. (76.2 x 57.8 cm)
, Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Courtesy of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, Washington, D.C. — Jacob Lawrence, Supermarket Flora, Silkscreen on paper, Framed: 38 x 30 x 2 1/4 in. (96.5 x 76.2 x 5.7 cm); image: 30 x 22 3/4 in. (76.2 x 57.8 cm) , Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Courtesy of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, Washington, D.C.

Lomen Brothers, Eskimo Woman, Photograph from digital negative, Overall: 16 1/4 x 13 1/8in. (41.3 x 33.3cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress Photographic Archives, LC-DIG-ppmsc-02277

Lomen Brothers, Eskimo Woman, Photograph from digital negative, Overall: 16 1/4 x 13 1/8in. (41.3 x 33.3cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress Photographic Archives, LC-DIG-ppmsc-02289

Marion S. Trikosko, Voting in Cardozo High School, Washington, D.C., Digital print of black and white photograph, Overall: 12 1/2 x 15 x 1 1/4 in. (31.8 x 38.1 x 3.2 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, LC-DIG-ppmsca-04300

James Van Der Zee, Wedding Day, Harlem, 1926, Digital print from original photograph, Overall: 14 x 11in. (35.6 x 27.9cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress, catalogue #95502355

Warren K Leffler, Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C., Digital print of black and white photograph, Overall: 15 x 12 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (38.1 x 31.8 x 3.2 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection; LC-DIG-ppmsca-03130

Gordon Parks, Mrs. Ella Watson, A Government Charwoman, Digital print from black and white photograph, Overall: 27 1/2 x 22 x 3/4 in. (69.9 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm)
Image: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress
Prints and Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War
Information Photograph Collection, LC-DIG-fsa-8b14845 — Gordon Parks, Mrs. Ella Watson, A Government Charwoman, Digital print from black and white photograph, Overall: 27 1/2 x 22 x 3/4 in. (69.9 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm) Image: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Photograph Collection, LC-DIG-fsa-8b14845

James Van Der Zee, Dancer, Harlem, Digital print from original photograph, Overall: 14 x 11in. (35.6 x 27.9cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress, catalogue #91783911

Tonika Johnson, Beauty Shop, South Side Chicago, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 30in. (50.8 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Jaimee Todd, A Balm, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 30 × 20in. (76.2 × 50.8cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Sabrina Thompson, Angela The Icon, Washington, DC, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 30in. (50.8 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Sue Ross, Sistren: Black Women Writes at the Inauguration of ‘Sister President’ Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole. Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 30in. (50.8 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Marilyn Nance, A Rap Performance, Queens, NY, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 30in. (50.8 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Lola Flash, Toni Parks. Torquay, UK, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 30 × 20in. (76.2 × 50.8cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Adreinne Waheed, Untitled, AfroUntitled, Afro Punk-Brooklyn, NY, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 30in. (50.8 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Johanne Rahaman, From the Series Black Florida, Pahokee, FL, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 30in. (50.8 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Lynsey Weatherspoon, Gullah Geechee Elders, Darien Georgia, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 30in. (50.8 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Deborah Willis, View From the Pulpit. Eatonville, Florida, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 23 1/2 × 30in. (59.7 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Roni Nicole Henderson, Breakthrough 2. Hopkins, SC, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 17 × 30in. (43.2 × 76.2cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Diane Wah Zuercher, American Family, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 30 × 20in. (76.2 × 50.8cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Kay Hickman, Dance Africa, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 20in. (50.8 × 50.8cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

Lauri Lyons, An American Story Preacher, Photo printed on gatorboard, Overall: 20 × 20in. (50.8 × 50.8cm), Courtesy of the artist and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

ARTISTS

Adreinne Waheed
Deborah Willis
Diane Wah Zuercher
Gordon Parks
Jacob Lawrence
Jaimee Todd
James Van Der Zee
Johanne Rahaman
Kay Hickman
Lauri Lyons
Lola Flash
Lomen Brothers
Lynsey Weatherspoon
Marilyn Nance
Marion S. Trikosko
MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora
Roni Nicole Henderson
Rowland Scherman
Sabrina Thompson
Sue Ross
Tonika Johnson
Warren K Leffler
Wendy V. Watriss and Frederick C. Baldwin

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