Hidden Selections of Houston’s African American and Jewish Heritage - 53 Matching Results

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[Autrey McNorris and Her Art]

Description: Photograph of Autrey McNorris displaying her art at a Community Artists' Collective booth. Several golden rectangles, perhaps jewelry, are laid out on a table with a red tablecloth, with hats on a adjacent table at right and flowers and dolls on another table at left. A chalkboard, a podium, and stacks of metal chairs are placed behind the tables. McNorris stands and smiles behind the red table.
Date: 1989
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Boy Painting at an Art Class]

Description: Photograph of a young boy kneeling and painting onto a large paper on the floor. He holds a paint brush in his right hand, painting over a large square of black with a cup of water and several weighted metal blocks with round handles. Another painting, with crosscutting orange and pink marks, is laid at the bottom right.
Date: 1989
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Business Volunteers for the Arts

Description: Document discussing the Community Artist's Collective's desire to secure tax exempt status and the activities the collective has planned for 1987-1988.
Date: 1987
Creator: Community Artists' Collective
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Children at a Ceramic Workshop]

Description: Photograph of children posing for a photograph during a ceramic workshop held by the Community Artists' Collective. The children are lined along a table filled with patterned cloth stripes and baked and painted ceramic pots and cups. A man stands behind the children and smiles along with most of the children.
Date: 1989
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Children at an Art Class]

Description: Photograph of a group of children posing together for a picture during an art class. They take on different expressions, smiling, looking thoughtfully, or gazing forward. Cut-out paper drawings are glued onto the wall under a chalkboard, and other pieces of art are in the background.
Date: 1989
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Flyer: Harambee African-American Arts Festival #1]

Description: Flyer advertising the Harambee African-American Arts Festival, taking place in Houston on May 13, 1989. The event is sponsored by the Kuumba House, Society for the Performing Arts, and the Midtown Art Center, in addition to a grant from the Cultural Arts Council of Houston.
Date: 1989
Creator: Midtown Art Center
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Flyer: The Consequence of Houston Black Women Artists]

Description: Flyer advertising an exhibit titled "The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists: Honoring the Women Who Paved the Way" hosted at Barnes-Blackman Gallery and coordinated by the University of Houston-Downtown's University Program Council. The event takes place on February 7, 1988.
Date: 1988
Creator: University of Houston-Downtown University Program Council
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Flyer: Third Annual Women... Gifted and Black]

Description: Flyer advertising the third annual "Women... Gifted and Black" art exhibition, taking place at the Ramada Inn on October 28, 1989. The event is hosted by the Houston chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black women.
Date: 1989
Creator: National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Four Women in a Gallery]

Description: Photograph of four women standing side-by-side in an art gallery, looking forward and smiling with art pieces hung on the walls behind them. They wear coats and hats, and hold pamphlets and purses.
Date: 1988
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Letter from Internal Revenue Service to Community Artists' Collective - March 31, 1988]

Description: Letter from the Internal Revenue Service to Community Artists' Collective discussing the collective's newly granted status as a tax-exempt organization. The letter also advises that the organization's status under section 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) are not determined yet.
Date: March 31, 1988
Creator: Internal Revenue Service
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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