Mural Exhibit: The Colored Conventions Movement and Beyond in Philadelphia
The Colored Conventions Project and Mural Arts Philadelphia are excited to present the “The Colored Conventions Movement and Beyond in Philadelphia” by artist Ernel Martinez and its accompanying exhibit by Sam de Vera. Senior Colored Conventions Project committee chairs Brandi Locke and Denise Burgher stewarded this relationship from inception through completion with Director Gabrielle Foreman, advising in collaboration with Mural Arts executive director Jane Golden and project manager Phil Asbury. This project is sponsored by the Mellon Foundation and the Penn State Center at Philadelphia. This exhibit complements the two murals by highlighting stories of resilience and activism of both the contemporary and historical Black community in Philadelphia.
Credits
Curator: Samantha de Vera, Morgan Robinson, Denise P. Burgher, and Brandi Locke.
Edited by P. Gabrielle Foreman.
Exhibit Production and Visualizations: Samantha Q. de Vera and Morgan Robinson, Pennsylvania State University.
Mural Project CCP Lead Coordinators: Denise Burgher, P. Gabrielle Foreman, and Brandi Locke.
Content Contributors: Denise Burgher, Morgan Robinson, Brandi Locke, Inez Green-Hatcher, and Jim Casey.
Proofreading: Eden Mekonen, Courtney Murray, Wendyliz Martinez, Gabrielle Sutherland, Kaitlyn Tanis, and Lauren Cooper.
Further Acknowledgements to the community of Courtyard at Riverview Apartments and the Southwark Development Corp. Committee.
Special thanks to Gale, a Cengage Company, and Accessible Archives Inc.® for granting permission for the use of the materials from 19th Century U.S. Newspaper and African American Newspapers: The 19th Century.