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The Negro travelers’ green book. 1955
Treatment: Detach and retain pamphlet binder. Remove cloth hinges from cover and reduce adhesive residue. The Negro Travelers’ Green Book was an annual guidebook for African Americans traveling in the United States during the Jim Crow era. Spencer’s…
The new addition to the Watson Library bookstacks, 1963.
Watson Library underwent a $1.6 million expansion between 1962 and 1964. As part of this project, 26,000 square feet were added to the bookstacks, providing shelving for 400,000 additional books.
The New Negro: Urban League of Kansas City
ULKC Report
The Orchid
This painting is inspired by a serious work by a Korean painter (active in the Joseon dynasty). The original work Orchids and Rocks by Yi Ha-eung is housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Orsetti Family Papers
Image of the large collection of Orsetti family account books at Bernard Rosenthal’s storeroom in San Francisco.
The Participation
The art piece features three different aspects. First, the woven abstract painting asks the question "what is art?" Second, the black frame with eyes averting which asks the question "what deserves approval?" And lastly, the blue ribbon which asks…
The Path not Taken
Balboa Park, San Diego