[Black Woman Artist]

One of 2 pamphlets in the series: Folder 31: Black Woman Artist - Where We Were - Where We Are: A CONFAB, 1981 available on this site.

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Newsletter/Pamphlet providing the recipient with information regarding the Black Woman Artist event, which was sponsored by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The event was held May 14-16, 1981 in Dallas, Texas.

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1 pamphlet : ill. ; 29 x 24 cm., folded to 10 x 24 cm.

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Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters May 14, 1981.

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Newsletter/Pamphlet providing the recipient with information regarding the Black Woman Artist event, which was sponsored by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The event was held May 14-16, 1981 in Dallas, Texas.

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1 pamphlet : ill. ; 29 x 24 cm., folded to 10 x 24 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • May 14, 1981

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Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. [Black Woman Artist], pamphlet, May 14, 1981; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1610695/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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