- Collection:
- Atlanta University Photographs
- Title:
- Marion Perkins Talks Onstage, March 28, 1959
- Date of Original:
- 1959-03-28
- Subject:
- African American universities and colleges
African American arts
African American artists
Art
Portraits
Special events - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Marion Perkins talks onstage with a blackboard illustrating the artist's role in the upcoming 100th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation.
On April 19, 1942, the painter and printmaker Hale Woodruff instituted an annual juried competition in Atlanta, Georgia, entitled Exhibitions of Paintings, Sculpture, and Prints by Negro Artists in America. Drawing upon his intimate knowledge of the exhibitions organized by the Harmon Foundation, as well as his experiences with artistic communities in France, Mexico, and various parts of the United States, he created a national forum for artists of African descent that included a cash prize and critical feedback about their work. The Atlanta University Annual, as the competition came to be known, lasted until 1970 and resulted in the development of a significant collection of twentieth-century African American art that is currently held at Clark Atlanta University. Nine hundred artists participated, and 291 of their works were purchased. These works comprise the core strength of Clark Atlanta University's permanent collection, which now totals 1,220 objects. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.001:0429
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: archives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta University Photographs
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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