Talks
Author Talk: Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw on "Represent"
Blocks, Strips, Strings, and Half Squares, 2005, by Mary Lee Bendolph, 2017-229-23
When
Saturday, December 5, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where
Perelman Building,
Perelman Auditorium
Tickets
Registration required. Museum admission not included. Click here for virtual attendance.
Membership
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Hear from art historian and curator Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw on the second edition of Represent: 250 Years of African American Art in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This book showcases more than 180 works of art by African American artists presented in thematic sections. Imani Roach, Director of the Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art, and editor and contributor to the publication, will lead a conversation with Shaw on revisiting the museum's African Diasporic Art collection in the 12 years since the publication of the first edition.
The conversation will be followed by a book signing. Copies of Represent: 250 Years of African American Art in the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be available for purchase.
Things to Know:
- This is a hybrid program. You can register either for the in-person event or register to watch it live via Zoom.
- There will be time for a Q&A at the end of the program.
- The program will be recorded. A link to the recording will be sent to everyone who registers for the virtual component of the program.
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