Traditions from There to Here: Mixed Media Works by Lydia Thompson

Object Details

Scope and Contents: Organized by the Anacostia Museum and held there June 18, 1994 through September 07, 1994. This exhibit featured over a dozen collages by Richmond-based artist Lydia Thompson. As an African American artist Thompson believes that it is important to educate communities to diverse approaches of communicating through the arts.; These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, brochures, flyers, exhibit script, newspaper clippings, and education booklet.

Type: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Clippings; Correspondence; Exhibition records; Photographic prints; Slides (photographs)

Topic: African American artists; Art; Museum exhibits; Mixed media (Art); Women artists

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