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  • Call NumberBCER_0015
  • TitleBrooklyn on my mind: Black Visual Artists from the WPA to the present: an author talk with Dr. Myrah Brown Green.
  • SummaryDr. Myrah Brown Green speaks about her 2018 book, Brooklyn On My Mind: Black Visual Artists from the WPA, which highlights 129 African-American artists who all have a connection to Brooklyn. From WPA era artists to those working today, she discusses how Brooklyn has affected and influenced their development, and how they have contributed to the artistic legacy of this gifted community.
  • Date2019-03-27
  • Formatmoving image
  • Physical Description1 moving image file (1 hr., 8 mins.) : digital, MP4, color
  • GenreMP4presentations (communicative events)
  • CreatorGreen, Myrah Brown
  • SubjectAfrican American artists
  • CollectionBrooklyn Collection Event Recordings
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.