Curator Talk: Earnestine Jenkins

Journey into art on view with lectures, community conversations, panel discussions, and other talks from scholars and experts in the field.

Dive into Black Artists in America: From Civil Rights to the Bicentennial with this insightful talk from the exhibition’s curator, Earnestine Jenkins, PhD, Dr. Jenkins, who serves as professor of art history at the University of Memphis, examines how artists such as Sargent Johnson, John Biggers, and James A. Porter help us better understand the relationship between the African diaspora and African American art.