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| Title | Houstonian 1994 |
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| Date | 1994 |
| Description | This edition of the Houstonian, published in 1994, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | LD2281.H745 H6 v. 60 1994 |
| Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b1158762~S11 |
| Digital Collection | Houstonian Yearbook Collection |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button. |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | Academics |
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| File Name | yearb_1994_064.jpg |
| Transcript | I Remember... Blaffer Gallery Exhibit Remembers Movement African Americans have struggled, and this struggle did not begin with Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 March on Washington. Nor did it reach its peak during the period's civil rights movement. It did, however, gather 250,000 people together to hear King's dream of freedom and desegregation. In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Blaffer Gallery exhibited "I Remember: Images of the Civil Rights Movement 1963-1993." It included over 80 pieces by approximately 40 African American artists, including several Houston artists such as Tierney Malone, Israel McCloud, Annette Lawrence and David Magee. The artists presented their art through paintings, sculpture, photographs, video, audiotape, quilts and drawings, demonstrating the social, political, cultural and emotional environments that influenced the artists. ■ ■ ■ »X* ■:*:■: The exhibit was introduced with a King portrait titled "Martin," painted by Eddy McAnthony. Photo courtesy of Blaffer Gallery Also on exhibit was'Trying To Grab A Piece of The Pie" by Caroln L. Mazloomi. Photo courtesy of Blaffer Gallery The exhibit was supposed to center on works completed in the last 80 years, although many of these works were made prior to or after the more vigilant times of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The exhibit was introduced, predictably, with a King portrait titled "Martin," painted by Eddie McAnthony. The exhibition was organized by the Dallas Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Howard University. Blaffer Gallery was the first stop on the national tour. This passage through 20th century African American history may not end the prejudices of many, nor end the struggle of African Americans, but it did tell a story about how African Americans have fought injustices in our society and how they have overcome many of these injustices. Jenalia Moreno 94 •© Academics |