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["Spirit of the Cloth" textile exhibition gallery walk through video] captions transcript

["Spirit of the Cloth" textile exhibition gallery walk through video]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a gallery walkthrough during the summer exhibition of the James E. Kemp Gallery "Spirit of the Cloth: African American Fiber Artisans". The footage shows an unnarrated walkthrough of the gallery with pauses on piece descriptions. The work features 60 works of traditional and contemporary textile pieces ranging from quilts to dolls to wearables all bright and vibrant in color and design.
Date: August 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Video tape of "Benny Andrew's: The Visible Man"] captions transcript

[Video tape of "Benny Andrew's: The Visible Man"]

Video footage of an artist talk with a signed VHS box from artist Benny Andrews titled "The Invisible Man". The artist talk coverers Andrew's life, education, and studio practice to place him in the context of black working artists in America in the 20th century. Andrews's work covers "people at work" and the role the individual plays in society through collage and painting. Benny spoke at an event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters from June 5 to August 28, 1999, at the James E. Kemp Gallery in Dallas Texas. Tape provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: [1999-06-05..1999-08-28]
Creator: Freeman, Linda & Holder, Jeoffrey
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention] captions transcript

[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Video: An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee, Apollo Theatre, 2012] captions transcript

[Video: An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee, Apollo Theatre, 2012]

Video of "An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters and performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City.
Date: May 13, 2012
Creator: Latte Brothers Communications LLC
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JaRon Eames Show with guest George Carlin] captions transcript

[JaRon Eames Show with guest George Carlin]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the JaRon Eames show hosted in New York City. The live show featured comedian guest George Carlin. The footage shows an interview led by Eames broken up by clips of recorded stand-up routines done by Carlin.
Date: 2003/2004
Creator: Quint, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL interviews with Curtis King for Western New York Magazine] captions transcript

[TBAAL interviews with Curtis King for Western New York Magazine]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during interviews with Curtis King for Western New York Magazine and a Buffalo New York morning news show in 2001. The VHS footage shows footage of King and the interior of the academy. The interviews switch around the 7:40 time mark.
Date: 2001
Creator: Western New York Magazine
System: The UNT Digital Library