Manifest | Thirteen Colonies is a photographic project and journey through the repositories of African American material culture found in libraries, museums, and archives of the original thirteen English colonies and Washington, DC. Conceived by photographer Wendel A. White, this project is a personal reliquary of the remarkable evidence of Black agency and racial oppression […]
Sept 26 at 6pm, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. I will be in conversation with Cheryl Finley, Leigh Raiford, Deborah Willis, and Brenda Tindal to discuss this recent publication of my work, Manifest: Thirteen Colonies. Co-published by the Peabody Museum Press at Harvard and Radius Books with six essays and interviews along with two
Rowan University Art Gallery and MuseumSeptember 3 – October 26, 2024 Reception and Artist’s Talk: Thursday, September 12, 5 – 7 pm, Artist’s talk begins at 5:30301 High Street Gallery “Wendel White is a distinguished photographer who focuses on Black history, the legacy of slavery, and the importance of empowering perspectives. Folding Time will feature selected photographs from his
“Welcome to HMSC Connects!, where we go behind the scenes of four Harvard museums to explore the connections between us, our big, beautiful world, and even what lies beyond. My name is Jennifer Berglund, part of the exhibits team here at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. And I’ll be your host. Today I’m
I answer a few questions about my work and the Manifest: Thirteen Colonies project, co-published by the Peabody Museum at Harvard and Radius Books.
“A century ago, in “In the American Grain,” Williams wrote that history “is concerned only with the one thing: to say everything is dead.” No view could be more alien to “Manifest.” These artifacts White has chosen and the photographs he has taken to bear them — yes, bear them, with the solidity and subdued
Lenscratch review of the exhibition Manifest: Thirteen Colonies, currently on view at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA until April 2025.
Selected works from the photographic portfolios, Red Summer, Schools for the Colored, and Industrial Landscapes were recently added to the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth, Bordentown, NJ
