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of preachers or deeply religious people. Artists from other
backgrounds seemed to be concerned with other issues and had a
fundamental difference view of the world (positivistic vs
spiritual). My thought on this would be to compare the strong and
continuous cultural ties to Atrica o-f some Black Bahians with Black
southerners and their spiritual ties to A-frica. Then look at the work
of Afro-Bahians who migrated south to Rio, San Paulo, Porto Alegre and
Blacks who migrated north to NYC, Chicago, etc. and west to
California to see if there are similarities. I do not know if such
Brazilian artists and their work are available.

5. "Africa in Bahia and Brooklyn"—compare sacred images in clearly
African traditions and the factors (historical and cultural) that give
them life in the 2 places. [HANDWRITTEN "*"]

6. Determine the scope and focus of the exhibit (and catalog) being
planned for Rio. On the basis of this, construct the African-American
exhibit to parallel the Afro-Brazi1ian one and integrate the two in
LA.

7. "The Cultural Triangle: Africa, Afro-America, and Afro-Brazil" —
The cultural unity and diversity of this triad, the history and
present status of the peoples, their products, ideas, and aesthetic
sensibilities will be explored. This conceptual plan mirrors the
architectural plan of the Museum itself. Therefore the court might
display work from Africa (sculpture and large textiles) that relate
closely to Afro-Brazi1ian and early Afro-American objects, and the
other galleries (I, II, and III) would be open to each other and
display contemporary works from Brazil and America.

RESOURCES:

[underscored] Afro-America: People [/underscored]

1. John Vlach, GWU—Early Afro-Amer art and architecture
2. John Mason, NYC—Black artists creating for African faiths (Yoruba
and others) in NYC
3. Marianne McDonald, UNC, Chapel Hill—good work on black quilters
4. Maude Walhman, FSU—work on black quilters (RFT student)
5. John Nunley, St. Louis AM—Carnival exhib.
6. Victor Davson, Newark—gallery doing black diaspora shows
7. Lowery Sims, MMA—20th c. Afro-Am artists (women and performance)
8. John Moore, NYC—contemp black artists in NYC and beyond
9. Bill Ferris, Miss—Southern Black art and culture
10. Ramona Walker?, Wash, DC—research on Black carved walking sticks
11. Leslie Hammond, Maryland Inst. of Art
12. Suzanna LeVau, Mus. of Contemp Hispanic Art
13. Rosalyn Jefferies, CAA
14. Jane Farver, Alternative Mus.

[underscored] Afro-Brazil: People [/underscored]

1. Dillard Poole, Cleveland—historian of black Brazil
2. Michael Turner, Ford Foundation?—Afro-Brazi1ian/African History
3. Juana and Didi dos Santos, Bahia—scholar and artist/priest,

[HANDWRITTEN: "*Some visible--questions--underground"]

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