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28th annual invitational

Description: Catalog from the "28th Annual Invitational," February 21-March 29, 1987, held by Longview Museum and Arts Center at Longview, Texas. It includes various mixed-media sculptures and paintings listed.
Date: 1987
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["African American Doll Illuminations" James E. Kemp Gallery]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the duration of the "African American Doll Illuminations" exhibit highlighting historical and contemporary dolls and their doll makers. The video shows an unnarrated walk-through of the exhibition space with various close-up shots of details in clothing and accessories of the dolls along with pauses to allow the reading of artist descriptions. The exhibit was held between March 18th and May 20th, 1990 through the Ju… more
Date: 1990-03-18/1990-05-20
Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Art Show]

Description: Photograph of an art exhibition in China. Hanging cloth panels intersect the foreground. The floor is filled with artwork displayed on pedestals. People walk amongst the pedestals.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Art Show]

Description: Photograph of an art exhibition in China. The foreground is filled with pedestals, displays, and hanging artwork. People are seen walking between the pedestals.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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[Artis Lane "Emerging Spirit" gallery and opening talk]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the reception of sculptor Artis Lane's solo exhibition entitled "Emerging Spirit" held in the summer of 1996 at the Sherry Frumkin Gallery. The video footage shows the gallery space full of people chatting while mingling through the works of figurative sculpture depicting African men and women in stone, bronze, and concrete. Interviews and clips of in progress work taking place in studio break up the tape. At the 30 minute… more
Date: June 3, 1996
Duration: 36 minutes
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Artist Arthello Beck celebration of remembrance]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the celebration of remembrance for Dallas artist Arthello Beck held at the academy. The footage shows brief moments of a retrospective exhibition followed by an open dialogue covering memories and experiences from the artists life. Beck was born in Dallas Texas July 17th, 1941 and died in Tyler Texas on November 5th, 2004.
Date: 2004/2005
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 44 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Artist Arthello Becks' remembrance service and gallery exhibition]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Dallas artist Arthello Beck's remembrance event held on December 3rd, 2004. The footage covers the exhibition held in the James E. Kemp Gallery and service beginning at the 7:40 mark for personal reflections given by colleagues and friends. The video shows individuals standing and speaking on personal anecdotes about the artist and his life.
Date: December 3, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 38 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Artists of Abilene

Description: Catalog from the "Artists of Abilene," November 4-16, 1958, held by Abilene Fine Arts Museum at Abilene, Texas. It includes a list of art pieces and artists in the exhibition, as well as the medium of each art piece.
Date: 1958
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Benny Andrews "The Painters Griot" exhibition walkthrough video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during an exhibition walkthrough of artist Benny Andrews's exhibit that was held in June of 1999. The footage shows a walk-through of the gallery space with short pauses on individual installed paintings and drawings. The video cuts to black around the 7:40 mark with only the continuous soft audio extending after on a black screen.
Date: June 1999
Duration: 34 minutes 36 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Living Legends exhibition slideshow '94]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded in relation to the 1994 Black Living Legends portrait photograph exhibition held January 16th through March 19th 1994. The VHS footage is a slideshow with identical layouts each with a name and black and white portrait photo of the honored individual.
Date: Spring 1994
Duration: 3 minutes 51 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Clipping: Artists interpret aging]

Description: Newspaper clipping from the Denton Record-Chronicle. The article, Artists interpret aging, was written in regards to the "Images in Aging" exhibition at the North Texas State University Historical Collection in which artists will display their interpretations of aging.
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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