There are so many wonderful things happening Nationwide with The Kinsey Collection and I am so excited to share this information with you!
Join Bernard and Shirley Kinsey as they share what I call a "Gold mind" Collection -The Kinsey Collection- with the Bay Area this coming week. Mark your calendars and plan on attending the Opening Reception and book signing for the Kinsey Collection @ the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society, this Friday, January 14, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm, and a conversation and book signing on Saturday, January 15, 2011 @ 1:00pm - 3:00pm.
Khalil Kinsey, Visionary/Curator of The Kinsey Collection, collaborated with Al Williams, President, and London Breed, Executive Director of the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society, and eloquently put together private archives of art, historical documents and literature of The Kinsey Collection (some works have never been publicly viewed before - did you hear me?) with the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society.
"The Kinsey Collection includes works of art by important African American artists such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Sam Gilliam, William H. Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, and Henry O. Tanner;as well as historical documents and artifacts of Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Alain Locke, Phillis Wheatley, and Malcolm X. When viewed as a whole, the ninety plus objects reveal important aspects of American history and culture."
Dr. Bernard Kinsey's father, U.B. Kinsey, a school principal in West Palm Beach, Florida, was involved in a 1941 Supreme Court case that sought equity for black schools. The Florida case -- argued by Thurgood Marshall, who later led the team in Brown -- paved the way for the historic Supreme Court decision in 1954. The Court ruled, " ... In the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." However, it would take more than a decade of protest and conflict before public schools in the South were integrated.
"THE KINSEY COLLECTION: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey “Where Art and History Intersect” is a 160-page, must read coffee table book, representing the definitive story of the African American experience from 1632 - present, told through original art, historical artifacts and documents. One of the few published works that includes many overlooked and often untold stories of African American achievement and contribution, it makes an excellent teaching tool, gift, or resource for personal discovery and inspiration." The Kinsey Collection is currently on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., through May 1, 2011.
In summary, The San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society, invites you to the Opening Reception and book signing this Friday, January 14, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm and Conversation and book signing on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Location:
762 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94102. 415-292-6172
See you there! - Love & light, C
By Artis Lane (b.1927), Oil on canvas, 41 ¾ x 31 ¾ inches
Unless otherwise stated, all art work and quotes are borrowed from and are the sole property of the Kinsey Collection
You can also find The Kinsey Collection on Facebook: The Kinsey Collection
San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society Contact: London Breed, Executive Director www.aaacc.org
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