Description: The Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) is proud to present a fine art exhibition, featuring part of the AARL's archived collection of works by Mary Parks Washington, Atlanta: Remembrances Beyond the Veil, The Art of Mary Parks Washington. Curated by Charmaine Minniefield, Atlanta: Remembrances Beyond the Veil is a historized semiautobiographical exhibition thoughtfully collaged from the personal ephemera, communal memory and artistic vision of Mary Parks Washington. A familial reminiscence of her coming of age in Atlanta, this exhibition is a compelling visual reconstruction of a vanishing Black Mecca, with a profound contemporary relevance that peers deep into what W.E.B. Du Bois coined the “Black World beyond the veil”. The discussion will feature Dr. Alessandro Porco, Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Dr. Porco primarily teaches courses in poetry and poetic theory, Restoration and 18th-century literature, and cultural studies; and his courses always situate literary production in relation to other artistic practices, including music, cinema, and the visual arts. Dr. Porco's research focuses on hip-hop music and culture, American and Canadian poetry after 1945, and the theory and practice of the avant-garde. He is currently working on a critical edition of the selected poetry of Steve Venright. Mary Parks Washington was born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 20, 1924. Her artistic talent was first recognized by her teachers at Booker T. Washington High School. Washington attended Spelman College where she majored in art and studied under three prominent artist; sculptors Elizabeth Prophet, William Artist, and the painter Hale Woodruff. This exhibition is from the AARL Fine Art Collection and the Mary Parks Washington personal papers, etc. and available for public research.

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