Envisioning the “Afric-American Picture Gallery”: A Curatorial Journey
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Explore the imaginative and interpretive aspects of the essay that inspired Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery exhibition in this four-module virtual course with guest curator Dr. Jonathan Michael Square.
“The Afric-American Picture Gallery” was written in 1859 by free black journalist and educator William J. Wilson. The exhibition, on view May 3, 2025–January 4, 2026, takes visitors on a tour of Wilson’s imagined gallery of drawings, paintings, sculptures, and objects representing Black life in the United States and across the Diaspora, as interpreted by Square.
Registration required by April 1.
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Institution or Organization name - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
