In the Bartels Gallery, Floor 1L
This exhibition presents contemporary art inspired by historical events, creating a framework in which to honor and contemplate the ongoing fight for freedom and equality in Black America. Working in a range of mediums including photography, video, projection, and mixed media, the artists featured in this exhibition address questions of private and public memory as it relates to racism, segregation, and slavery.
Curated by Cheryl Finley (Associate Professor, Department of the History of Art & Visual Studies) and Deborah Willis, the exhibition originated at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati on the occasion of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial; the traveling exhibition is organized by Curatorial Exhibitions, Pasadena, California.
This exhibition was supported by an endowment in memory of Elizabeth Miller Francis ’47 and by the Richard Sukenik ’59 Endowment for Photography.
Above: Nona Faustine (American, 1977–2025), In Praise of Famous Men No More (detail), 2019. Silkscreen, edition of 20. Courtesy of the artist and Two Palms, NY.