A new exhibition at Banneker-Douglass showcases eight of Maryland’s African American heroes. The men and women depicted in these portraits represent African American achievement throughout Maryland’s state history in the fields of science, law publishing, politics, and civil rights activism. The portraits, six by Hughie Lee-Smith: Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Harriet Tubman, John H. Murphy, and Lillie Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Harriet Tubman, John H. Murphy, and Lillie, Carroll Jackson. Also included are the portraits of Herbert M. Frisby by Oliver Patrick Scott, and Nathaniel Gibbs’ painting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And the portrait of Herbert M. Frisby by Oliver Patrick Scott, and Nathaniel Gibbs’ painting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are also representative of the mission of the Banneker-Douglass Museum, which strives to preserve the legacy of African Americans such as those presented here.
The portraits are closely tied to the history of the Banneker-Douglass Museum. The Banneker-Douglass Museum Foundation, Inc. commissioned the Banneker, Douglass, and Marshall portraits in 1976, its first year of existence; the unveiling of the Tubman, Murphy and Jackson portraits marked the 1984 opening of the museum in the former Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Church. The Frisby portrait is part of a major research Collection documenting Frisby’s Arctic exploration; and the King portrait is part of the museum’s holding of materials documenting the Civil Rights Movement. By exhibiting these portraits, we want to commemorate and celebrate the accomplishments of these individuals. The Banneker-Douglass Museum and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture mission is to educate, document, and display the courage of each of the displayed Marylanders in achieving their goals. The exhibit will be open from January 16, 2010 until June 26, 2010.
The portraits are closely tied to the history of the Banneker-Douglass Museum. The Banneker-Douglass Museum Foundation, Inc. commissioned the Banneker, Douglass, and Marshall portraits in 1976, its first year of existence; the unveiling of the Tubman, Murphy and Jackson portraits marked the 1984 opening of the museum in the former Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Church. The Frisby portrait is part of a major research Collection documenting Frisby’s Arctic exploration; and the King portrait is part of the museum’s holding of materials documenting the Civil Rights Movement. By exhibiting these portraits, we want to commemorate and celebrate the accomplishments of these individuals. The Banneker-Douglass Museum and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture mission is to educate, document, and display the courage of each of the displayed Marylanders in achieving their goals. The exhibit will be open from January 16, 2010 until June 26, 2010.
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