New Center to Exhibit Art Collected by John Hope Franklin
Friday, February 2, 2001
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Artwork collected by historian John Hope Franklin and his late wife
Aurelia will go on display starting Feb. 9 at Duke's new center for
interdisciplinary and international studies, which bears Franklin's
name.
The exhibit is part of a weeklong celebration marking the formal
opening of the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and
International Studies. The exhibit will be held in the first-floor
gallery and run through March 9. It is free and open to the
public.
Highlights of the exhibit include a 1966, oil-on-canvas portrait of
Franklin by Aaron Douglas, titled "Inspiration," and a 1993 pencil
rendering, also a portrait of Franklin, drawn by David Levine, who
is famous for his
illustrations.
The earliest piece in the exhibit is a Currier and Ives color
lithograph, titled "John Brown Goes to His Hanging." The
lithograph, created in 1863, captures the aftermath of the
insurrection at Harper's Ferry, Va., where Brown led an attack on
the town's armory.
The documentary photos, both color and black and white, include
images such as former President Clinton conferring upon Franklin
the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian
honor, in 1995. Also among the photos are images of Franklin with
other members of the Advisory Board to the President's Initiative
on Race. Chaired by Franklin, the advisory board helped lead
Clinton's effort to advance racial understanding and unity across
the United States.Additional information about the Franklin Center, as well as
about events associated with its opening, is available at http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/Human/frankli2.htm.
Written by Noah Bartolucci.
