Lecture

John Wilson and Boston’s Black Arts Community

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium (Auditorium 161) and Online
Ticket Required

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In-Person $28 / $35
Livestream $16 / $20

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Add to Calendar 2025-02-26 13:00:00 2025-02-26 14:30:00 John Wilson and Boston’s Black Arts Community 02/26/2025, 1-2:30pm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA Museum of Fine Arts, Boston tickets@mfa.org America/New_York public

How does John Wilson’s vision of Boston connect to the local and national backdrop of struggles for racial and economic justice? Consider this question as you focus on the Black figurative tradition and representation of the African Diaspora in the Roxbury community.

Edmund Barry Gaither, executive director, National Center of Afro-American Artists

Paula C. Austin, associate director of African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program, associate professor of History and African American and Black Diaspora Studies, director of Graduate Studies, Boston University

Course Packages

Purchase a ticket package for the full four-session “Witnessing Humanity: John Wilson and Black Art in Boston” course. Please note that this option is not available after the date of the first session.

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