Dr. Deborah Willis: Paul R. Jones Annual Lecture

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2021-03-03

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"The Paul R. Jones Lecture is an annual event sponsored by the Paul R. Jones Initiative under the auspices of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center. Funded by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Initiative and annual lecture honor the late art collector, Paul. R. Jones, and his gift of African American art to the University of Delaware. In this lecture, scholar and artist Deborah Willis discusses research for The Black Civil War Soldier : A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship (2021). Willis presents a selection of contemporary photo-based art works, including some of her own. Willis is introduced by Colette Gaiter, Professor of Africana Studies and Art & Design. Discussion following the lecture is moderated by Dr. Laura E. Helton, Assistant Professor of English and History.

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Photography United States History 19th century. |Photography United States History 20th century. | African American photographers History 19th century. |African American photographers History 20th century. | African Americans in art. |African American photographers.| African American soldiers Biography. | African American soldiers Portraits. | African American soldiers. | Military participation African American. | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American. | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American Pictorial works. |Jones, Paul R. (Paul Raymond), 1928-2010 Art collections Exhibitions. |Jones, Paul R. (Paul Raymond), 1928-2010. |Deborah Willis 1948- "

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