Exhibition and Artist Talk

Artist talk and Exhibition Reception Tuesday, September 22nd. 4:30-7:00pm, Artist talk at 5pm. Denison Museum, Burke Hall Free and open to the public. Join us as we celebrate the fall exhibition and artists on view at the Denison Museum. Meet the artist! Photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales will give an artist talk in the exhibition at 5:00pm Refreshments will be served. Through Darkness to Light: Seeking Freedom on the Underground Railroad. On view: September 10-November 13, 2015 Photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales has spent over a decade meticulously researching ?fugitive? slaves and the ways they escaped to freedom. This body of work encompasses roughly 2,000 miles of the Underground Railroad and depicts what the long road to freedom may have looked like as seen though the eyes of one who made that epic journey. Continuing the themes of slavery, race, gospel, and American history, work by world-renowned contemporary African-American artists Carrie Mae Weems, Glenn Ligon, and Kara Walker also will be on view. Their work, together with that of Michna-Bales, make clear that history and identity are dependent upon culture and position.