Exhibitions

Paul Henderson: Baltimore’s Civil Rights Era in Photographs, ca. 1940-1960

Paul Henderson exhibition, MdHS, February 2012. Photo by James Singewald.

This exhibition opened February 21, 2012 at the Maryland Historical Society and features 26 digital archival prints of Paul Henderson’s (1899-1988) work. Henderson was a photojournalist for the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper and extensively photographed the African American community of Maryland during the Civil Rights Era. His collection consists of over 7,000 images. In an effort to give this largely unrecognized photographer some much deserved recognition, it was important for me to title this exhibition with Henderson’s name first.

This exhibition is the first to be solely dedicated to black history in Maryland at MdHS in ten years and the first photography exhibition unrelated to war in ten years as well.

The Collections On View

Chihuahua and Pitbull # 1 Cop. 1 & Chihuahua and Pitbull #1Cop. 2 (upper left) Clark, Ethan New Orleans Paper inside corked bottle Zine Collection A Boy in His Box (lower left) Fletschinger, Erich Brooklyn, NY, Broken Hearts, Breaking Strings, [200-?] Reproduced drawings on paper Zine Collection, BOY IN HIS BOX Legends of the Infinite City (upper right) Hall, Marcellus [New York?], M. Hall, ca. 2003 Reproduced drawings on paper Zine Collection, LEGENDS OF THE INFINITE CITY

Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times Walker, Kara [Pasadena, California, Typecraft], ca. 1997 Offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper Pop-up Books, 745.5928 W181

Ten Books on Architecture [Version 2] Malone, Helen Yeronga, Old., H. Malone, 2012 Mixed media Artists’ Books, 709.04075 M257

Interaction of Color [V-3, VI-1, IV-3] Albers, Josef New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1963 Lithograph, serigraph/screenprint Special Collections, 752 A332INT

Insectes… [Pl. 5, Pl. 9, Pl. 12, Pl. 19] Séguy, Emile-Allain Paris, Duchartre [n.d.] Colored collotype Special Collections, 745 S456I

Nox Carson, Anne New York, New Directions, 2010 One folded sheet in box Artists’ Books, 709.04075 C321

70 Pocket Penguins London, Penguin Books, 2005 70 books, 64 pages each Special Collections, 809.04 A2 No. 1-70

Interieurs Français: Presentes par Jean Badovici, Architecte Badovici, Jean Paris, Editions Albert Morance, 1925 40 leaves of plates; as issued, in a portfolio Special Collections, 747.24 B137

In an effort to promote the collections of the archives, rare books, and special collections at Pratt Institute Libraries Brooklyn campus, the library administration gave me the opportunity to curate an exhibition highlighting these collections.

Title: The Collections on View
Platform: Exhibition and LibGuide
Context: In an effort to promote the collections of the archives, rare books, and special collections at Pratt Institute Libraries Brooklyn campus, the library administration gave me the opportunity to curate an exhibition highlighting these collections.
Description: The Pratt Institute Libraries’ Archives, Rare Book, and Special Collections contain roughly 9,000 volumes of broad content spanning from the 15th through the 21st centuries. The collections include pop-up books, artists’ books, oversized volumes on fashion, architecture, decorative arts, fine arts, design and photography, and ephemera ranging from books on local history to historic recipes. Additionally, the Archives contain many items pertaining to the history and founding of The Pratt Institute. These collections are accessible to all members of the Pratt community. The exhibition showcases these unique collections for the purpose of research, inspiration, and interest.