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Portraits of Community: African-American Photography in Texas

This exhibit is a survey of Texas African-American photography in which community is a central focus. It begins with early images collected in Black communities, undocumented prints that span the period of the 1870s to 1930s, as well as yearbooks in which photographs were originally published.

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On View:

March 19 – May 1, 1994

Opening Reception:

March 19, 1994
7-9 pm

LOCATION:

DiverseWorks
1117 East Freeway
Houston, Texas 77002

RELATED PROGRAMS:

Issues of Community Panel Discussion: moderated by curator Alan Govenar with panelists Anne Tucker (Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator at MFAH), Bob Ray Sanders (print, radio and TV journalist), Earlie Hudnall, Jr. (Houston focused on documenting community life), and Elnora Frazier (photographer).