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New: Staff Photo Contest Winners: 2008
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March 4, 2009 - May 31, 2009 (new opening date)
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On view are 36 winning entries, chosen by a jury, that showcase the talent and diverse work and interests of the Smithsonian community.
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New: Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968
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November 8, 2008 - March 9, 2009
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This exhibition includes nearly 200 unforgettable images that changed a nation, increasing the momentum of the non-violent movement by raising awareness of injustice and the struggle for equality in the United States. Covering the 12-year period between the Rosa Parks case in 1955-1956 and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination in 1968, Road to Freedom follows such key events as the Freedom Rides of 1961, the Birmingham hosings of 1963, and the Selma-Montgomery March of 1965. Images on view are by nearly 50 photographers, including such recognizable figures as Bob Adelman, Morton Broffman, Bruce Davidson, Doris Derby, James Karales, Builder Levy, Steve Schapiro, and Ernest Withers, as well as press photographers and amateur photographers. Co-sponsored with the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. See related article in Smithsonian magazine: Dec. 2008, pp. 12-14. Catalogue: $25 (paper); available at the African Art Museum Store
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New: After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy
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November 8, 2008 - March 9, 2009
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This exhibition examines the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement while exploring the continuing relevance of progressive social change through the art of the After 1968 artists, a group of young emerging artists born since 1968. These artists approached issues of racial identity, commodity culture, and political action in response to the legacy of the year 1968, when political unrest and social upheaval dominated the landscape. On view are photographs, digital video, prints, and site-specific installations by such artists as Hank Willis Thomas; Deborah Grant; Leslie Hewitt; Otabenga Jones; Adam Pendleton; Nadine Robinson; and Washington, D.C.'s Jefferson Pinder. Co-sponsored with the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Last update: February 23, 2009, 13:08
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