Atlanta: Remembrances Beyond the Veil: The Art of Mary Parks Washington Community Workshops and Live Performance

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Mon, Jan 28, 2019 - Sun, Mar 31, 2019  

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The Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) is proud to present a fine art exhibition, featuring part of the AARL's archived collection of works by Mary Parks Washington, Atlanta: Remembrances Beyond the Veil, The Art of Mary Parks Washington.   Curated by Charmaine Minniefield, Atlanta: Remembrances Beyond the Veil is a historized semiautobiographical exhibition thoughtfully collaged from the personal ephemera, communal memory and artistic vision of Mary Parks Washington. A familial reminiscence of her coming of age in Atlanta, this exhibition is a compelling visual reconstruction of a vanishing Black Mecca, with a profound contemporary relevance that peers deep into what W.E.B. Du Bois coined the “Black World beyond the veil”. Mary Parks Washington was born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 20, 1924. Her artistic talent was first recognized by her teachers at Booker T. Washington High School. Washington attended Spelman College where she majored in art and studied under three prominent artist; sculptors Elizabeth Prophet, William Artist, and the painter Hale Woodruff. This exhibition is from the AARL Fine Art Collection and the Mary Parks Washington personal papers, etc. and available for public research.

This event is free and open to the public at 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.