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NORDIC UTOPIA? — A SYMPOSIUM

February 22—3:00 pm5:00 pm

Join co-curators Ethelene Whitmire and Leslie Anne Anderson and scholars Denise Murrell and Tamara J. Walker as they expand on the various themes, artistic output, and shared histories on view in the exhibition Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century, presented at Scandinavia House until Saturday, March 8th, 2025.

Nordic Utopia? looks at the significance of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden as destinations for African American cultural figures including Ronald Burns, Doug Crutchfield, Herb Gentry, Dexter Gordon, William Henry Johnson, Howard Smith, and Walter Williams through a range of artifacts, artworks (music, paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles), and documentary evidence (photography, film, and journalistic writing).

In this conversation, the curators and scholars will discuss notable works, stylistic influences, and the undertold stories of various African American artists who sought new possibilities, inspiration, and environments in the Nordic countries in the 20th century.

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Date:
February 22
Time:
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016 United States
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212-779-3587
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