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Rare: Learning the Value of Black Americana Collectibles

Friday, January 17, 2020

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Rare: Learning the Value of Black Americana Collectibles

A display of mammy-themed memorabilia from <em>Making Mammy: A Caricature of Black Womanhood, 1840–1940</em>

Rare: Learning the Value of Black Americana Collectibles

Friday, January 17, 2020

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Black memorabilia is one of the most provocative and fastest-growing categories of collecting in America. Assistant curator Taylor Bythewood-Porter and Gail Deculus-Johnson, a collector and the owner of Sable Images, discuss how these controversial and uncensored depictions shaped African American experiences, as well as the value of these objects today.