Shakespeare at Blackfriars

The Power of Photography
New Orleans
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Ogden Museum

Antonio Tillis
Associate professor of African and African-American Studies

Join fellow alumni at the Ogden Museum for a discussion and a viewing of remarkable Southern photography. The exhibition “Into the Light, II” features artists including Marion Post Wolcott, one of the early female photojournalists who captured the plight of Southerners during the Depression, and Mississippi’s Birney Imes, known for his photos of hole-in-the-wall restaurants and juke joints. The museum has artworks from 15 Southern states spanning the 18th–21st centuries.

Antonio Tillis, associate professor of African and African-American Studies, will deliver the presentation. The chair of his department, Tillis teaches courses including Blacks in Hollywood Film, Afro-Hispanic Literature in Translation, and U.S. Afro-Latino Literature.
The evening includes a reception with appetizers and a cash bar.

Program:

6–6:30 pm: Registration
6:30–7:30 pm: Presentation by Antonio Tillis
7:30–8:30 pm: View Exhibition
8:30–10 pm: Cocktail Reception

About the photo: Photojournalist Marion Post Wolcott’s 1940 photo titled, “A cross roads store, bar, ‘juke joint,’ and gas station in the cotton plantation area, Melrose, La.” The photo is in the Library of Congress.

This Dartmouth on Location program is organized by the Office of Alumni Relations and the Dartmouth Club of the Gulf Coast. To learn more about the programs, please contact us at (603) 646-9159 or ar.ace@dartmouth.edu.