"Whether I'm making a portrait of a Black American or an African, we have the same ancestry.". VOICE 5: You know, when they discovered drawings in caves? Featured artists include Tanya Aguiiga, Bisa Butler, Nick Cave, David Chatt, Sonya Clark, Alicia Eggert, Aram Han Sifuentes, Carla Hemlock (Kanienkehka), Sharon Kerry-Harlan, Ron Ho, Steven Young Lee, Linda Lopez, Roberto Lugo, George Nakashima, LJ Roberts, Judith Schaechter, Preston Singletary (Tlingit), Toshiko Takaezu, Gail Tremblay (Mikmaq and Onondaga), Nancy Worden, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Wanxin Zhang, and many more. Her pieces are often based on black-and-white photographs of ordinary Black people, taken between the 1850s and 1950s and sourced from the National Archives. Learn how Sabrina Gschwandtner uses 35mm film to create quilts that honor women in film and see her works on view in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. However, her grandmother was unhappy with the image. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Professor Marina Moskowitz shares the CDMC's latest event recording and highlights moments from the 2021 Harris Lecture featuring textile artist Bisa Butler. Explore More! She is now making a new group of quilts for the . I mean, as if we could. Gift of the artist. 2022 Annual Convention Registration Rates, Banks & Credit Unions (Once Allotments are Used). Estate of Irene Williams / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Email request to. 1973),To God and Truth, 2019. ", Art in America (10/14/21): "What Quilts Mean Now", GBH TV's "Open Studio with Jared Bowen" (10/15/21): "American Quilt Stories", GBH Radios Under the Radar with Callie Crossley (10/10/21): "Fabric Of A Nation: Quilting Is Finally Being Recognized As Fine Art", WBUR News (10/12/21): "In two fall art exhibits, quilts offer more than just warmth", The Boston Globe (9/9/21): "10 cant-miss fall exhibits", Vogue (9/6/21): "Craving Art This Fall? Generous Supporter with Carolyn and Peter Lynch. VOICE 6: So I see images of what I think are stories from the Bible. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSEUM AMBIENCE) 2023 Exhibit Feature Friday, exhibit, STEM, Illuminate. She was a formidable presence, clearly not a woman afraid to live her truth even the only known photograph of her shows her wearing a typically severe expression and a wonderfully whimsical apron, embroidered with the same style of applique that we see in her quilts. BISA presented its most prestigious award, Circle of Excellence to four individuals in recognition of their long-term commitment to the profession and association. About Bisa Butler. . Double wedding ring pattern? Powers, who was born into slavery in Athens, Georgia,was an exceptional artist and storyteller. So fast forward to 6 months later, were in a country store in the middle of nowhere outside of Denver, Colorado, about to celebrate the nuptials of my husbands parents friends daughter. "I saw her as my old grandma and she saw herself as a woman," Butler recalled. I see, you know, such a lot of nice little things in that, as well. The BISA room block will be held untilThursday, January 27, 2022or until the rooms sell out, whichever occurs first. Alicia Miana and Rob Lovelace, Additional support is provided by:Coral Courts Foundation General Admission tickets from groups of 10 visitors or more are available during regular museum hours. Photograph Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In these recorded talks, first, Skirball curator Dani Killam and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston curator Jennifer Swope discuss themes and quilt art found in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Butler has exhibited recently at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and the Katonah Museum of Art. Renwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW), open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Butler adds to this legacy by using a variety of American and African fabrics, including traditional kente cloths from Ghana. And sure, it will look beautiful for a while, but inevitably Ill stop seeing it. This attitude changed, mercifully, in the 1960s and 70s, when newly liberated women artists, and the work borne from their needles and thread, entered the mainstream. VOICE 1: So in this quilt, I see 15 panels, five across, three down, and each panel has some sort of image, like maybe a story that it's telling. 2 min read. Attendees from Bank & Credit Union Members are eligible to receive up to (2) complimentary hotel nights plus 14% tax (Monday, February 28, 2022 and Tuesday, March 1, 2022). Among them is Butler's "Safety Patrol." The exhibit's opening quilt is her version of the 1947 photo of seven school children taken by preeminent African-American photographer Charles "Teenie" Harris. Her work celebrates African American culture through portraits of individuals from ordinary walks of life. 1973) is an American artist who creates arresting and psychologically nuanced portraits composed entirely of vibrantly colored and patterned fabrics that she cuts, layers, and stitches together. "The Quilts of Gee's Bend" exhibition at the Cocoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, in 2004. To register,click here. Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. There are clear references to the Old and New Testaments, to the stories of Job, of Adam and Eve in the Garden, of Jonah and the whale, of figures on crucifixes, of the Book of Revelations. About Bisa Butler. The theme for the 42nd MTW is Play and Performance. It's not perfect lines. Hours said Butler. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. The Richard E. and Harriett F. Gold Charitable Fund Email request toregistration@bisanet.org Skirball Teacher Advisory Council 20222023, Who is American? I thoroughly enjoyed it and wanted to have the book as a fond reminder of it. 465 Huntington Avenue 2 Complimentary Hotel Nights Per Registration (must be booked byThursday, 12 Full Registrations for Bank & Credit Union CustomersOnly, 8 Full Registration for Bank & Credit Union CustomersOnly, Contact BISA for Bank & Credit Union Customer Registration Allotment, 5 Full Registration for Bank & Credit Union CustomersOnly. VOICE 1: It's squares, but they're not perfect. Bisa Butler: Portraits. YOU HAVE 20,000 FOLLOWERS: $100 per post at a $5/CPM. Unless they are a member of the BISA Board of Directors or a Rising Star, Service Provider members donotreceive complimentary housing. Bisa Butler is an award winning African American textile artist. There's a person looks like falling off a boat, maybe being swallowed up by a whale, maybe that's a story of Jonah. Bank & Credit Union Members whom are eligible for complimentary hotel nights will still be responsible for covering the $34.95 (plus 14% tax )resort fee per night, any additional nights, as well as incidentals. Bisa Butler's forceful life-size quilted portraits of both famous and unidentified African-American men, women, and children have been splashed across scores of printed and digital newspaper. 86 42 in. VOICE 6: And then I see images of the three people on the cross. TuesdayFriday, 1:00 pmSaturdaySunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Carla Hemlock (Haudenosaunee, Kanienkehka (Mohawk), b. Butler to Exhibit Two New Works at Art Basel 2022, Inspired By Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship, Ahead of 2023 Exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch in New York. And more than that, use it, smell it, infuse it with my smell, my story? For information about membership benefits and allotments, please visit the, receive complimentary allotments based on their chosen membership level and may receive additional allotments for sponsoring/exhibiting. Bisa Butler (b. A full schedule of programs is available below: Wednesday, March 1, . Brilliantly colored and full of visual drama, Bisa Butler's larger-than-life sized quilted portraits are nearly indistinguishable from paintings. All rights reserved. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu, Get the latest information about timed passes and tips for planning your visit, Search the collection and explore our exhibitions, centers, and digital initiatives, Online resources for educators, students, and families, Engage with us and support the Museum from wherever you are, Find our upcoming and past public and educational programs, Learn more about the Museum and view recent news, There are restrictions for re-using this image. Please refer to the e-mail to secure your hotel room. An essential resource focused on visual art from a Black perspective, Culture Type explores the intersection of art, history, and culture, BISA BUTLER, Dont Tread On Me, God Damn, Lets Go! The Harlem Hellfighters, 2021 (pieced, appliqud, and quilted cottons, silk, wool, and velvet). The exhibition Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories, which contains, among other exquisite textiles, both the Bible and the Pictorial quilts reunited at last, is on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston until January 17, 2022, and you can get tickets easily at mfa.org. Butler used this cloth to signify the troops' long journey through conflict. Come on. The Art. Butler uses intensely colored and patterned fabrics, "the cloth of our ancestors," to create quilted portraits, dignified images that document the Black experience. VOICE 8: I see a lot of things in it. To register, please follow these instructions: Complimentary Registration and Member Benefits: BISA members receive certain complimentary registration allotments based on membership type and membership level as enumerated below. And its easy to see why a quilt like this was so poised to make a splash this moment of re-discovery, a double-whammy moment of early postmodern identity politics in the 1970s and the rise of outsider art. In order to secure your reservation, you will need to provide the hotel with a credit card. This is just one of many quilts that offers perspective into the complexity of children, with the added layer of being Black. Whats especially striking about these quilts is that the lack of formal training meant that they had no constraints, no obligation to follow, for example, the strict double wedding ring pattern of my minimoons quilt, and so you end up with fiber art thats truly, artistically imaginative, and maybe wouldnt even be out of place alongside some of the most avant garde mid-century minimalist abstract paintings. On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, only members that have paid their 2022 dues will remain in the registration system. Butler's quilt of nine Harlem Hellfighters took 11 months to complete. Los Angeles, CA 90049 Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund. John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and Arthur Mason Knapp Fund. The Art Institute is presenting the first solo exhibition of Butler's work, collecting more than 20 of her vibrant portrait quilts. February 17, 2022 / 12:07 AM / CBS New York NEWARK, N.J. -- As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, CBS2's Maurice DuBois met Bisa Butler, an artist who's elevated quilt making to. Here Are 57 Varieties", Boston Magazine (8/31/21): "The Best Events, Shows, and Things to Do in Boston All Fall", Art New England (7/20/21): "Six Not to Miss", Ann and Graham Gund Gallery (Gallery LG31). Pieced, appliqud, and quilted printed cotton. It's sort of it looks very handmade and a little wavy, like the person didn't have a ruler. Bisa Butler is one of America's great quilt artists, who has taken the art form and elevated it to an almost painterly practice. This Present Moment celebrates the 50th anniversary of SAAMs Renwick Gallery as the nations premier museum dedicated to American craft. The artist, Bisa Butler, expands on her use of symbolism in the portrait: "I used cool blues to communicate that Harriet Tubman was a person who had to hide, blend in, and escape detection in order to emancipate herself. 2nd Floor Classrooms. This is the dilemma of being confronted by a world where cheap utilitarian machine-made objects reign supreme, and separate themselves from the aesthetic decisions of individual, talented hands. Museum purchase with funds from the Frank B. Bemis Fund, the Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and Gallery Instructor 50th Anniversary Fund to support The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and gift of Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the collection of Vanessa Vadim. /. Bisa Butler's "Basin Street Blues" will appear in an exhibit at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2022. Whether they are the stories sewn onto the fabric, or the stories acquired over the history of ownership, or the stories that are left untold in their moment, Harriet Powers understood the importance of telling them. And so it's a, for me, it's interesting to wonder if it's awe, if it's excitement, is it fear? We promised ourselves wed get to it eventually, but bank accounts got drained, way led onto way, and it just never happened. Its white with green and teal interlocking rings, and its gripping me, and Im doing everything I can to talk myself out of buying it. And Im standing in front of the most beautiful quilt Ive ever seen. Bisa Butler (born Mailissa Yamba Butler in 1973) is an American fiber artist who has created a new genre of quilting that has transformed the medium. top of page. Defiance. bisa@bisanet.org. Please submit an inquiry for additional details. But we also see current events, as described by Powers herself: Cold Thursday, 10 of February, 1895, a woman frozen in prayer. Other squares depict natural phenomena from the more recent past: a meteor shower from 1833; a forest fire from 1780. Bisa Butler, Dahomey Amazon, 2019, cotton, silk, wool and velvet, quilted and appliqud. Artist Bisa Butler poses for a photograph in front of her work, "The Warmth of Other Sons," at the Art Institute Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Chicago. Powers two surviving quilts, this Pictorial Quilt, as well be discussing, and the Bible Quilt, which lives at the Smithsonian, are literally narratives, like a storyboard for a film, but without a clear narrative sequence: instead, we have fifteen densely appliqued squares depicting biblical scenes that speak to the intensity of Powers Christian faith, and her awareness of her current moment. Its hardly surprising that the quilts have always had white owners, although as far as records tell us, they were owners who were deeply moved by the content, by the clear intensity of Powers vision. Originally organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Skirballs presentation will feature additional works by Los Angeles artists Sabrina Gschwandtner, Ramsess, and Sula Bermdez-Silverman, as well as a quilt from its own collection highlighting key moments in American Jewish history. Center for Disease Control(CDC) and Bisa Butler: Portraits, "the first solo museum exhibition of the artist's work" which will feature over twenty . 2 Complimentary Hotel Nights Per Registration(must be booked by Thursday, Total Assets between $10 billion and $50 billion. e: bisa@bisanet.org, Association Management Software Powered by, The health and safety of BISA 2022 Annual Convention attendees are top priorities in planning this years in-person event. Gift of Wayne E. Nichols. The patterning is as sophisticated and precise as anything you would expect from a formally-trained quilter, or a formally-trained abstract artist, and maybe even more evocative for its intuitive creativity. But who gets to tell her story? Bisa Butler's beautiful exhibit Bisa Butler: Portraits has been extended through September 2021 at the Art Institute of Chicago.Find out why this is a collection that is not to be missed. Skirball exhibition in L.A. answers the question with quilts, Quilting exhibit at Skirball stitches together art, activism, Together for Good: Caron Tabb and the Quilting Corner. A range of public programs will accompany the exhibition. Two days in San Francisco here, a night in Hartford there, a positive, yes lets attitude, and maybe well pick up a memento or two along the way to give the year of the minimoon its full honey meaning. *Client Full Conference registrations areonlyfor non-member clients of member service provider companies. And not just the stories from her faith, or of her moment, but the story of quilting itself, their narrative power, which she apparently talked about to anyone who would listen. And people did listen. Wednesday, March 8, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm: Create fabric collages like contemporary quilter Bisa Butler. Bisa Butler (b. Following her acclaimed solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021, Butler will be traveling across the globe, exhibiting at a number of fairs and galleries, most notably at Art Basel, which brings together more than 4,000 artists from five continents to Basel, Switzerland. Non-membersdo not need to become a member to register, but registration fees are increased. Please see the chart below for registration rates. Cotton plain weave, cotton filling; pieced and quilted with polyester thread. And that's also back stitching, which is part of embroidery. CHICAGO - The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce that its doors will reopen on February 11.Bisa Butler: Portraits, which opened last year on November 16, will remain on view through April 19, 2021. ACCESS THE MOBILE GUIDE Plus, pick up a kid-friendly seek-and-find gallery guide before making your way through the gallery! This year, recipients are: Thank you to the attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors who made this convention such a success. Museum purchase with funds donated by Hanne and Jeremy Grantham, Jane and Robert Burke, an anonymous donor, Jane Pappalardo, Lynne and Mark Rickabaugh, Carol Wall, Heidi Nitze, Ruth Oliver Jolliffe, and Mrs. Robert B. Newman, and funds by exchange from anonymous gifts, a Bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates, William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, Gift of the Estate of Annie B. Coolidge, Gift of Mrs. John Dane, Gift of Louis H. Farlow, Alfred Greenough Collection, Gift of M. M. Greer, Gift of Mrs. Chester A. Hoefer, James Fund, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harold Karlin, Gift of Miss Mildred Kennedy, Gift of Francis Stewart Kershaw, Gift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp, Gift of Mathias Komor, The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, Gift of Miss Louise M. Nathurst, Gift of Mrs. George N. Northrop, and Gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel. And amazingly enough, even the museum, once it ultimately acquired the quilt a few years later, didnt really know the value of what they now possessed, keeping it in storage for another decade until, as I said earlier, second-wave feminism introduced the world to the value of quilt-making, and the MFA realized it was sitting on a historical gold mine. For over 20 years, Butler, who is based in New Jersey and whose father is Ghanaian, has been making quilts honoring "people of African descent," ranging from unknown subjects copied from old photographs, to more contemporary figures, such as the late Kenyan environmental, social and political activist Wangari Mathaai and the late Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman. Butler to Exhibit Two New Works at Art Basel 2022, Inspired By Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship, Ahead of 2023 Exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch in New York CHICAGO - Cleo Dell Art + Advisory, a global visual arts and management consulting firm, today announced a series of upcoming projects from award-winning American textile artist Bisa Butler. Its tempting to dismiss this story as a straight-up taking advantage of a power disparity, although to her credit, Jennie Smith did make an effort to keep this quilt publicly and politically visible, displaying it at the Negro Building of the Cotton States at the Atlanta International Exposition in 1895. Select your company name from the list or select Non-Member. The Bisa Butler exhibit, which opened in November and closed a day later due to COVID's uptick, is prominently housed in the Stuart and Nancie Mishlove Galleries, atop the Woman's Board Grand . The Keston Family 2/26/2023 3/1/20232023 Annual Convention, Bank Insurance & Securities Association 2001 K Street, NW 3rd Floor North Washington, DC 20006, p: 202-367-1111 If there is a question over how many allotments, or covered room nights a BISA member receives, please email I want them to correct, in their minds, the lies and misconceptions that have been fed to them. Once outside the formal rules, and once within ones own subjective emotional landscape, a lot can be said through passionate, unconstrained narrative that sits outside formal convention, almost as though the outsiders to the art world can speak a more authentic kind of truth. And this should encourage, even compel us, to stand in front of her quilts, her art, and see them, really see them, and never stop. She has exhibited in group and solo shows across the United States as well as in China, England, Japan, and South Africa. Service Provider Membersreceive complimentary allotments based on their chosen membership level and may receive additional allotments for sponsoring/exhibiting. Not everyone can look at a bag of clothing scraps and create a design so clean, and so arresting. Please refer to the e-mail to secure your hotel room. Quilting has an artistic and pragmatic cultural legacy within African American heritage -- for example. How is craft relevant to your life? Virginia Jacobs (American, b. MUSEUM STORE PRODUCTS. "It really was the perfect way for me to show her how much she meant to me," Butler recalled. These objects deepen the history of the studio craft movement while also introducing contemporary artworks that push the boundaries of what we interpret the handmade to be in the 21st century. The colors and patterns give her portraits spectacular visual and narrative color while connecting her works to the African continent. Culture Type earns a nominal commission when you access Bookshop via a link on this website and/or make a purchase from one of Culture Type's book lists on Bookshop. Bisa Butler's Exhibitions "Don't Tread On Me, God Damn, Let's Go! The Harlem Hellfighters", 2021 Smithsonian American Art Museum I Go To Prepare a Place For You, 2021 National Museum of African American History and Culture Black is King, 2021 Perez Art Museum Miami The Warmth of Other Sons, 2020 The Newark Museum Of Art Attendees of the convention gave back to the local community by assembling 250 comfort kits for Miamis Lotus House, an organization that provides shelter and services to 1,500 women and children annually. Winter 2023 Solo exhibition at the Gordon Parks Foundation in Pleasantville, New York. Museum purchase with a bequest from Lorraine R. Balkin, Lizbeth and George Krupp Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Art, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection. Diversity Equity & Inclusion Award Recipients, 2022 Annual Convention Health & Safety page. Cotton plain weave, pieced and quilted. May 13 Dont Tread on Me, God Damn, Lets Go!The Harlem Hellfighters (2021) will be featured in the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the exhibit This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. This piece is inspired by a portrait of the Harlem Hellfighters, a World War I regiment of Black and Puerto Rican soldiers, from the National Archives. Gift of the Hamish Amish Quilters and their families. American for updates. Quilts have also been used in North America since the 17th century, and their story, told by many voices, has evolved alongside the United States. Cotton plain weave and glass beads; pieced, appliqud, beaded, and quilted. $11.50. Reproduced with permission. Monday, February 28 and Tuesday, March 1. Cotton plain weave, pieced, appliqud, embroidered, and quilted. Do you enjoy and value Culture Type? All name changes during pre-registration should be sent to. As of 1/21/2022, the following actions are required for attendance to the BISA 2022 Annual Convention: Completed the vaccination for COVID-19 no later than two weeks prior to arrival according to the protocols recommended by the CDC or other medical professional; Or. Then, hear fromartist Caron Tabb about her work in the companion exhibition Together for Good: Caron Tabb and the Quilting Corner. $14.50. Some art watchers say her Technicolor portraits of Black people are transforming the entire medium of quilt-making. BISA BUTLER: PORTRAITS July 26 - OCTOBER 4 Bisa Butler: Portraits is the first solo museum exhibition of the artist's work which has now become the focus of international attention. The subject's facial expressions, body language and pose, as well as their clothes and accessories, are all useful clues to figuring out what they were like as people. Together, the masterpieces in this exhibition tell inclusive, human stories that link us across time and articulate a rich, and richly complicated, story of our shared history. Publications. Among other highlights are Bisa Butler's To God and Truth (2019), a vibrantly colorful and elaborately patterned quilt based on an 1899 photograph of the Morris Brown College baseball team; Carla Hemlock's Survivors (2011-13), in which figures and names of 48 First Nations and Indigenous groups that survive today are stitched around a traditional Portfolio. Badge sharing is not allowed. Many Thanks for Your Support. Resilience. It is an honor to support an artist who uses her craft and platform to amplify the culture.. The event's programming aligned . "I am attracted to the past," Butler said, adding that she likes to work from photographs to which she feels a personal connection. This post is sponsored by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. If you are a teacher planning to bring students to LACMA, please visit our School & University Visits page for more information. Please consider supporting its ongoing production by making a donation. Itll be like ten different minimoons, we told ourselves. Non-members will register through the Non Member option on page 1 of the registration website. Bisa Butler designs, sews, and. Now that you know that the exhibit has been extended to September 2021, listen to Bisa Butler talk about the inspirations behind some of her work as she tours her own exhibit, Bisa Butler: Portraits, at the Art Institute of Chicago. Upending expectations about quilt displaystraditionally organized by region, form, or motifFabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories is a loosely chronological presentation in seven thematic sections that voices multiple perspectives. 8 February 2022 | Art & Object. An anniversary acquisition campaign, begun in 2020, focused on artworks made by a broadly representative and diverse group of American artists and increased the number of Black, Latinx, Asian American, LGBTQ+, Indigenous and women artists, among others, represented in the nations collection. I want them to see the truth about Black Americans. The double wedding ring pattern of my minimoons quilt is something else: a recognizable motif, known throughout the quilting world and imbued with legible cultural significance, but, at the end of the day, is still just a repeating geometric pattern if it tells a story, its the story of my cat, my marriage, my baby, my bedroom. Made possible by the generosity of the John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, the Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and the Arthur Mason Knapp Fund Bisa Butler. Bisa Butler's stunning quilted portraits celebrate Black identity and African roots. "Bisa Butler: Portraits," originally on show at the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, New York, and now open at the Art Institute of Chicago, is the artist's first solo museum exhibition, encompassing 22 lively pieces throbbing with color and made from materials such as West African wax printed fabric, kente cloth, and Dutch wax prints. And it never stops being meaningful. Photo by Lee Stalsworth. This lack of formal training shifts the emphasis towards intuition, towards the inherent emotional power of work that just needs to be created even if, in the case of Powers, the corners of the quilt dont quite match up. They are, like, these people in many of them that are doing little actions, and there are some birds and some other animals, and it's kind of childish drawings like child, like child shapes. Hotel room available below: Wednesday, March 1 Gordon Parks Foundation in Pleasantville, New York Edward Holmes. 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