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Blacks in the Arts Midterm
howard art
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/09/2012

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Akil-Ron Aderson
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Deans Window
stain glass window commemorating the chapel's long history. comprised of three panels honoring Howard Thurman, Daniel Hill and Evans Crawford
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Dr. Alaine Locke
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The Alaine Locke Collection contained on the first floor of Childer's Hall
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Elizabeth Catlett
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students aspire (engineering) this sculpture and the chemical engineering wing were made possible by a grad from the Exxon Education Foundation 1977
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Hughie Lee Smith
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Ira Aldridge; presented by the Thespian Study Club of Washington Dc(located in inner lobby of ira aldridge)
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Jacob Lawrence
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Exploration: dedicted to the memory of mary bethune )educator, leader, and presidential avdivor) donated by john s debrew jr
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Jacob Lawrence
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origins: deduced to ruby dee
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James King
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fortitude: in honor of the founding of Delta Sigma Theta on jan 13th and its 22 founders
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Louis Mailou Jones
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AKA founders window (rankin chapel)
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Mike Easton and jOhn Trevino
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Legacy of Our Sound: practice area mural dedicated to the history of music department
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Richard Hunt
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a bridge across and beyond "in honor of my mother Katie May Artis DeBrew anad all mothers who raise their children alone
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Richard Hunt
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Freedman's Column: Dedicated to James E and Celestine Cheek; president and 1st lady of Howard
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Richard Hunt
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Symbiosis: the sculpture that you have seen in front of Carnegie Hall was a gift to the university from Hobart Taylor, former member of howard Universiy Board of Trustees; when passed had donated to Howard
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Symbosis
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meaning a relationship of mutual benefit or dependance, was dedicated to Howard; sculpture made out of corten steel anne stands 9 ft by 4; value is $50k
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Romare Bearden
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commucations (blackburn); dedicated to the memory of Ma Rainey; classical blues singer; donated by John S. Debrew Jr. of the Mildred Andrews Fund
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Winfred Owens-Hart and the Ceramics Students
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ceramic sculpture in the reading room of blackburn
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Henry Tamer
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Flight into egypt
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The Legend of John Henry
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man who lost life because he because he was strong and tried to dig into the train; 1871
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Palmer Haden
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1st American to depict African subjects in his paintings
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Talcott, West Virginia
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John Henry sculpture
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Yarrow Marmout
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1st black man in Georgetown, enslaved African who died a freeman; Muslim; got his own house and other property from Georgetown
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pearl of georgtown
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free slaves escaped on ship called the pearl from dc; tried to go to nj and got caught white people also helped
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forever free
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mary edmonia lewis
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im dahomey (cakewalk)
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campbell,metzenger and jacobsen
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jesus and the three mary's
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wilson h johnson
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greek tree
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david c driksell
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three generations
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Quintet William Johnson
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Strike
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Jacob Lawrence
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Charles Searless Dances
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from the nigerian series
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ubuntu
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nelson stevens
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boogie woodie and jumpin jive
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claude clark
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lindy hop
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Miguel covarrubas
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moon glow,early morning, rinses bearden
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norman lewis
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facade
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felrath hines
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as kids go
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sam gilliam
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saturday night an the liar
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achinald motley
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centralia
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madonna charles white
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paris
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lois mailou jones
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