Arts

A Theatrical Performance of “Between the World and Me” Hits at the Heart

The debut of the theatrical performance of Between the World and Me at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower theater at 2:00 p.m. on April 7, 2018, hit at the heart and sang with all the right notes.

Michele Lisa Simms-Burton

January 31, 2024

Arts

The Bitter Sweetness of “Gordon Parks Segregated Story”

“Gordon Parks Segregated Story” exhibition will be on view through June 27, 2015 at the Adamson Gallery located at 1515 Fourteenth Street, N.W., Suite 301, Washington, DC 20005. You can also view the exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia through June 21, 2015.

Michele Lisa Simms-Burton

January 31, 2024

Arts

Beauford Delaney (1901 – 1979)

Delaney honed his craft despite poverty and very little recognition for his work outside of Paris, France. With the interest and support of the Friends of Beauford Delaney, the artist is finally receiving the recognition that he deserved.

Michele Lisa Simms-Burton

January 31, 2024

Arts

Remembering William H. Johnson: A Forgotten Harlem Renaissance Artist

While many African Americans remained willingly or unwillingly in the South, thereby potentially subjecting themselves to white terrorism, approximately six million of them abandoned the rural south for the urban north. This massive movement of African Americans is known as the “Great Migration.”

Michele Lisa Simms-Burton

January 31, 2024

Arts

Conservation of William H. Johnson’s Paintings

William H. Johnson’s paintings were in poor condition when the Smithsonian received the collection. Watch how the Smithsonian restored and conserved Johnson’s paintings.

Michele Lisa Simms-Burton

January 25, 2024