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Racially integrated art exhibition opens in Texas
On this day in 1971, one of the first racially integrated exhibitions of contemporary artists in the United States opened in the remodeled De Luxe Theater in Houston. The exhibition began at a time of nationwide controversy about opportunities for black artists. It was sponsored by the Menil Foundation of Houston and curated by Peter Bradley, an associate director of the Perls Galleries in New York. With the help of the Rice University Institute for the Arts, Bradley transformed the old movie house into a showplace for nineteen contemporary artists. More than 1,000 people attended the opening to view Bradley's works, as well as those of Virginia Jaramillo, Ed Clark, Larry Poons, Jules Olitski, William T. Williams, Sam Gilliam, and others. More than 4,000 people had attended the exhibit when it closed on September 29. The theater continued to display examples of African Art for three years, and served as a gallery for the Black Arts Center until 1976.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- DE LUXE SHOW
- FIFTH WARD, HOUSTON
- MENIL FOUNDATION
- VISUAL ARTS
- Other Texas Day by Day Articles for This Date
- A&M College of Medicine opens its doors (1977)
- H&TC absorbs four other rail lines (1901)
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