Gallery Talk, Viewing “The Incident”: Teaching with John Wilson’s Studies for a Lynching Mural

Event time: 
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 12:30pm
Location: 
Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) See map
1111 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Calendar Speaker/Performer: 
Crystal Feimster and Johanna Obenda
Event description: 

Crystal Feimster, Associate Professor of African American Studies, History, and American Studies, and Johanna Obenda, the Cullman-Payson Fellow in Academic Affairs and Outreach, engage with John Wilson’s studies for the The Incident, Wilson’s mural on a racial-terror lynching. They discuss methods and challenges of teaching with these studies and explore the role of the witness from the perspective of the artist, the subjects, and the contemporary viewer. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Reckoning with “The Incident”: John Wilson’s Studies for a Lynching Mural. Space is limited.

Admission: 
Free
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