Tag: Art History

Dr. Earnestine Jenkins featured in Forbes article on Top Five Black Women to Know In The Art World

Dr. Earnestine Jenkins featured in Forbes article on Top Five Black Women to Know In The Art World

Published by Casey Hilder on October 30, 2020

UofM Art History Professor Earnestine Jenkins was recently featured in art consultant Alaina Simone’s list of Top Five Black Women to Know In The Art World, an article written by Brienne Walsh published on Forbes.com. Jenkins, who specializes in African American Diaspora history, was lauded in the article for recently…

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UofM Art Professor Earnestine Jenkins to deliver weekend lecture on African American sculptor Augusta Savage at Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Published by Casey Hilder on January 24, 2020

This Sunday, UofM Art Professor Earnestine Jenkins will deliver a lecture on Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage. “Augusta Savage was one of the first major African American sculptors,” Jenkins said. “She’s part of what used to be called ‘The New Negro Movement’, which is a term that scholars use to…

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