Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Michael D. Harris Collection |
Accession number |
MS2022.02 |
Object Name |
Records |
Series ID |
MS08 |
Collection |
Michael D. Harris Collection |
System of arrangement |
Series 1: Person and Artist Subseries 1: Biographical materials Subseries 2: Solo Exhibitions Subseries 3: Group Exhibitions Subseries 4: Clippings and Ephemera about Dr. Harris Subseries 5: Poetry and Writings Subseries 6: Proposals, Commissions, and Grants Subseries 7: Correspondence Subseries 8: Unassociated Series 2: Scholar and Educator Subseries 1: Graduate Studies Subseries 2: Dissertation Subseries 3: Colored Pictures Subseries 4: Publications and Manuscripts Subseries 5: Scholarly Activities Subseries 6: Teaching Materials Subseries 7: Research materials Subseries 8: Correspondence Series 3: Curator Subseries 1: Exhibitions and Institutions Series 4: Artist Files Subseries 1: Artists Subseries 2: Exhibitions and Institutions Subseries 3: Miscellaneous Series 5: AfriCOBRA Subseries 1: Collective and Individuals Subseries 2: Group Exhibitions and Events Subseries 3: Correspondence Series 6: Photographic Materials Subseries 1: Photographs and Negatives Subseries 2: Slides and Transparencies Series 7: Audio and Video Materials Subseries 1: Audio Recordings Subseries 2: Moving Image Recordings |
Description |
The Michael D. Harris Collection was compiled and organized by Michael D. Harris over the course of his career and documents his contributions to African American art history as an artist, scholar, curator, and educator. The papers of artist Michael D. Harris measures approximately 24 linear feet with an additional 90GB of digital files and dates from 1829 to 2022, with a majority of the materials coming from the years 1970-2010. A large portion of the collection focuses on Harris’ personal art career, specifically on his prolific photography and his participation in AfriCOBRA, as well as his work as a scholar and educator at Emory University, specifically his scholarship and writings on the reexamination of the depictions of Black individuals, communities, and cultures as they are represented in art and daily life, as well Yoruba language, art, and culture. The collection includes correspondence; taped interviews and transcriptions; photographic prints and 35mm slides; field notes from Harris’ study in Ile-Ife, Nigeria; publications and unpublished writings by and about Harris, including his poetry; records of his curation and participation in AfriCOBRA; books; newspaper clippings; and ephemera. |
Dates of Creation |
1829-2022 bulk: 1970-2010 |
Level |
Collection |