Black Printmakers Of Washington, DC / Film screening & Discussion

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

Film Screening & Discussion: BLACK PRINTMAKERS of WASHINGTON D.C.             Saturday, April 27 | 11am – 1pm

Please join us for a film screening of BLACK PRINTMAKERS of WASHINGTON,D.C., which documents DC’s rich history of Black owned printmaking workshops where artists thrived and formed community. 

Printmakers Percy B. Martin and Michael B. Platt, participated in pivotal movements, having significant impact on American art and arts education. This documentary provides personal accounts of their history, training, involvement with the development of print departments, studios, and their art.

The film is followed by a discussion, moderated by Samir Meghelli, Senior Curator, Anacostia Community Museum, with the film’s Producer and Director, Susan J. Goldman, Percy Martin, and Carol A. Beane, the wife of the late great Michael B. Platt.

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Film Trailer

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Venue: Anacostia Community Museum Event Location:1901 Fort Place SE Washington, D.C. Cost:Free Get Tickets/ Register: www.eventbrite.com Related Exhibition: A Bold and Beautiful Vision: A Century of Black Arts Education in Washington, DC, 1900-2000