Inge Hardison Black Academy of Arts and Letters files

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{"value"=>"1970-1972", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1970/1972"}

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{"value"=>"Inge Hardison Black Academy of Arts and Letters files"}

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repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Ruth Inge Hardison (1904-2016) was a sculptor, photographer, actress and poet known for her series of cast iron busts of \"Negro Giants in History,\" begun in 1963, and her sculptures of ordinary people, \"Our Folks,\" launched in 1984. Hardison was a founding member of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, an African-American cultural organization founded in 1969 for the preservation and promotion of Black culture. The organization dissolved circa 1973. The Inge Hardison Black Academy of Arts and Letters (BAAL) collection consists of letters to Hardison discussing organizational matters, her notes from committee meetings, copies of the BAAL newsletter, and printed matter relating to the Academy."}

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{"value"=>"English"}

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{"value"=>"Hardison (Ruth Inge)", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Ruth Inge Hardison (1904-2016) was a sculptor, photographer, actress and poet known for her series of cast iron busts of \"Negro Giants in History,\" begun in 1963, and her sculptures of ordinary people, \"Our Folks,\" launched in 1984. Hardison was a founding member of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, an African-American cultural organization founded in 1969 for the preservation and promotion of Black culture. The organization dissolved circa 1973.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Inge Hardison Black Academy of Arts and Letters (BAAL) collection consists of letters to Hardison discussing organizational matters, her notes from committee meetings, copies of the BAAL newsletter, and printed matter relating to the Academy.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Hardison, Ruth Inge, 1988</p>"}

sponsor

{"value"=>"Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"}

revisiondesc

{"value"=>"This finding aid was updated by Allison Hughes.", "date"=>"2022 September 21"}

date_start

1970

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1970

date_end

1972

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1970

date_inclusive_end

1972

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0.02 linear feet (2 folders)

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{"value"=>"[Item], Inge Hardison Black Academy of Arts and Letters files, Sc MG 204, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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