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Brochure from Design Diaspora exhibition

1993

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A brochure for the exhibition "Design Diaspora: Black Architects and International Architecture 1970-1990." Program is black with white text and depiction of architectural rendering on front in red. Exhibition title appears at top, beneath which is [An Exhibition of Built Projects Designed Between 1970-1990 by Fifty African American, Black European, and African Architects.] Text at bottom reads [JUNE 15-AUGUST 20, 1993 / THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM / 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE GALLERY / 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS / MONDAY - FRIDAY 10AM TO 6PM / SATURDAY - 12 NOON TO 5PM]. Brochure is worn at edges with minor creases from handling. Interior pages on one side of opened brochure have color images of building exteriors. Interior pages on other side have black text on white and pink depictions of designed spaces. Text includes an abstract of the exhibition and dates, times of the public programming, and architects represented in the show.

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Catalog reference: 2023.25.6

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