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
Documents and Published Materials
Archival Collections
Type
documents
Topic
Architecture
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
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
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5769ebb1c-f422-4175-8114-6d439ba019c9

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