[Annett Lawrence, Jo-ann Lawrence, and Lazette Jackson]

Photograph of Annette Lawrence, her sister Jo-ann Lawrence, and Lazette Jackson, standing together in the hallway of a building. They smile at each other and the photographer.
Date: 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artists at a Community Artists' Collective Event]

Photograph of four artists posing together for a photograph at a Community Artists' Collective event. A textured screen decorated with a white wreath is behind them.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Autrey McNorris and Her Art]

Photograph of Autrey McNorris displaying her art at a Community Artists' Collective booth. Several golden rectangles, perhaps jewelry, are laid out on a table with a red tablecloth, with hats on a adjacent table at right and flowers and dolls on another table at left. A chalkboard, a podium, and stacks of metal chairs are placed behind the tables. McNorris stands and smiles behind the red table.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Painting at an Art Class]

Photograph of a young boy kneeling and painting onto a large paper on the floor. He holds a paint brush in his right hand, painting over a large square of black with a cup of water and several weighted metal blocks with round handles. Another painting, with crosscutting orange and pink marks, is laid at the bottom right.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buffy Landry Stretching with Children]

Photograph of Buffy Landry stretching with children at a Children's Hour dance workshop run by the Community Artists' Collective. Landry sits on the floor with her legs out, pointing at children also seated and stretching their legs.
Date: February 2, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children at a Ceramic Workshop]

Photograph of children posing for a photograph during a ceramic workshop held by the Community Artists' Collective. The children are lined along a table filled with patterned cloth stripes and baked and painted ceramic pots and cups. A man stands behind the children and smiles along with most of the children.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children at an Art Class]

Photograph of a group of children posing together for a picture during an art class. They take on different expressions, smiling, looking thoughtfully, or gazing forward. Cut-out paper drawings are glued onto the wall under a chalkboard, and other pieces of art are in the background.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Daniel Adams Drumming with Children]

Photograph of Daniel Adams drumming with children at a drumming workshop. Children hold drumsticks with different ends and use them on tom drums and cymbals. Adams points with a drumstick at two children tapping a hi-hat, while an older boy with a pair of mallets watches, standing next to a snare drum.
Date: 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denetria Greene]

Photograph of Denetria Greene, facing forward and smiling. She stands in front of a white wall and wears a shirt decorated with flowers.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Children in Art Class]

Photograph of five children and a teacher in art class. The children are sitting at a table drawing with pencils, color pencils and paint. The children appear to be of varying ages. On the chalk board there is a problem solving formula. On the right wall in front of the windows, there is an art rack.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Women in a Gallery]

Photograph of four women standing side-by-side in an art gallery, looking forward and smiling with art pieces hung on the walls behind them. They wear coats and hats, and hold pamphlets and purses.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo Outside Community Artists' Collective]

Photograph of thirteen people in front of the Community of Artists' Collective. The group is composed of teens and children.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jean Lacy Making a Funny Face]

Photograph of Jean Lacy posing for a photograph by placing her hands up to the sides of her face and grimacing slightly. Before her are books, art supplies, and papers laid out on a worktable, with pamphlets and clippings pinned to a board behind her. More supplies are placed on a table in the upper right background.
Date: April 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Placing Mosaic Tiles at the Community Artists' Collective #1]

Photograph of three people plastering mosaic tiles around the front door of the Community Artists' Collective. There is a woman in a orange shirt on top of the ladder next to the door. On the ground to the right of the ladder, there are two people standing and talking next to the supply table.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Placing Mosaic Tiles at the Community Artists' Collective #2]

Photograph of two women working on plastering mosaic tiles around the front door of the Community Artists' Collective building. The woman in an orange shirt is at the top of the ladder. The other woman is in a window smiling down at the woman in the orange shirt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man Helping Children Paint]

Photograph of a man helping two children paint. the child wearing the green outfit is observing the painting process. The man is helping the younger child wearing the purple shirt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Michelle Barnes and Six Children]

Photograph of Michelle Barnes and six children in front of a wall with art that the children created. There are six visible pieces of art create by the children.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of two Women at Art Gallery]

Photograph of two women at an art gallery. The woman on the left is Michelle Swain Barnes, co-founder and executive director at the Community Artists' Collective. The woman on the right is wearing a suit jacket with an apple brooch and circular earrings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Woman and Man Painting]

Photograph of a man and a woman painting. To the left of the man there is a table with all of the necessary art supplies.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Young Boy Lighting Kwanzaa Candles]

Photograph of a man in a yellow shirt helping a child light the Kwanzaa candles. On the table there are fruit, pamphlets, the candles, and a vase with flowers. Behind the table stands a podium where two men are position. The man behind the podium to the right is wearing a Malcolm X t-shirt and holding a microphone.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph: Three Women Having Celebratory Drinks]

Photograph of three women having celebratory drinks. On the table there is a trophy the resembles a tennis trophy. The woman on the far right is Michelle Swain Barnes, co-founder and Executive Director of the Community Artists' Collective.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs from Acts of Peace]

Above the first photo it says, "'Acts of Peace' Annette installing her exhibit June 1991." Below the second photo "Acts of Piece Opening Night June 1991 - Exhibition continued thru July 21, 1991."
Date: June 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Jean Lacy]

Photograph of Jean Lacy, seated on a couch and wearing a pleated dress. Her hands are clasped together in her lap.
Date: April 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Artists With Their Work]

Photograph of seven women presenting their art to the photographer, standing in the left corner of a room, facing forward, and smiling. A painting inside a wooden frame is lifted from a table, on which are several fabrics of various textures and patterns. Several other tapestry-like compositions are perched on chairs and work tables at center-right, next to a lamp with painted black figures, a large painting of a black woman, and other flat pieces laid out on the table.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History