Documents from an architecture workshop at Tuskegee University
- Created by
- Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
- Subject of
- National Endowment for the Arts, American, founded 1965
- Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
- Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009
- Dr. Dozier, Richard K., American
- Anthony, Carl, American, born 1939
- Foy, Isaac
- Taylor, Robert Robinson, American, 1868 - 1942
- Lankford, John A., American, 1874 - 1946
- Box, John Harold, American, 1929 - 2011
- Fly, Everett L., American
- Dr. Warfield, John, American, died 2007
- Dr. Vlach, John Michael
- Britt, Stanford
- Owned by
- Williams, Harold Louis, American, 1924 - 2015
- Date
- January 17-18, 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (28.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Folder with documents from an architecture workshop at Tuskegee University. The cover of the folder has a central image of unidentified students working at drafting tables. There are architectural drawings and building images in the background. Printed black text above the image reads [CENTER FOR AFRO-AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE / Tuskegee, Alabama / Planning Workshop #4 / January 17-18, 1980 / Tuskegee Institute, Alabama]. At the bottom there is text for [Sponsored By: / Department of Architecture, Tuskegee Institute and the National Endowment of the Arts – A Federal Agency.] The back of the folder has an image of uniformed men outside of a columned building identified as [NEGRO BUILDING].
- Inside the folder are three (3) packets of paper, each stapled together. The first packet, titled “Final Workshop,” discusses the proposed creation of a National Resource Center on Afro-American Architecture. There is a workshop schedule on the last page. The other two (2) packets discuss workshop abstracts and speakers, the first on “History, Tradition and Directions of African American Architecture” and the second on “Afro-American Environmental Arts: Relationships and Research.” The packets have black printed text on white paper and the reverse of each page is blank.
- Place used
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Archival Collections
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- documents
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Betty Smith Williams in memory of Harold Louis Williams
- Object number
- TA2017.53.5.1.14.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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