- Written by
- Davis, Carolyn Armenta, American, born 1944
- Designed by
- Logan, Fern, American, born 1945
- Subject of
- Davis, Carolyn Armenta, American, born 1944
- The Chicago Anthenaeum, American, founded 1988
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/8 × 5 3/4 in. (22.5 × 14.6 cm)
- Description
- An invitation to The Design Diaspora International Symposium, "A 7-hour Design Program to Conceptualize an International Center for the African Diaspora" at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago, Illinois presented by The Chicago Athenaeum: The Museum of Architecture and Design, the Design Diaspora, and Art in Public Places, Inc. The program is open to the general public and specifically invites students, architects, landscape architects, artists, teachers, and business professionals. The invitation also includes information and and RSVP number for the opening receptions for the exhibition "Design Diaspora: Black Architects and International Architecture 1970-1990."
- Invitation is black with white text or black with white text with depiction of architectural rendering on front. Exhibition title appears at top right, beneath which is [An Exhibition of Built Projects Designed Between 1970-1990 by Fifty African American, Black European, and African Architects]. Text at bottom right reads [THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM / 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE GALLERY / 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE / CHICAGO ILLINOIS / JUNE 15-AUGUST 20, 1993].
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- invitations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carolyn-Armenta Davis, Hon. AIA
- Object number
- 2023.25.5.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1994 Carolyn Armenta Davis
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




