Black Femme Icons: The New Visual Legacies of Octavia Butler and Queenie
Schedule
Mon Feb 27 2023 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
Location
The Center for Black Visual Culture at NYU | New York, NY
About this Event
Black Femme Icons: The New Visual Legacies of Octavia Butler and The Godmother of Harlem
Join and at the NYU Center for Black Visual Culture for a discussion about the expression of Black stories through art! Celebrating the launch of Colomba’s first graphic novel , the two artist-scholars will reflect upon uplifting Black women's stories via their engaging and beautiful graphic novels. Visit us at 20 Cooper Square in NYC or tune in to the live stream of this engaging discussion about the iconography of graphic novels, the production and research involved in creating the books, the visual culture of race, and more. Come curious––this event will include time for audience Q&A. You may purchase Queenie: Godmother of Harlem and get it signed after the discussion.
Our two guests this month amplify the strength of Black women through narrative in their artistic and written work. Artist Elizabeth Colomba created the graphic novel that follows the story of Stephanie St. Clair, aka Queenie, who became the only Black woman to head up the numbers game in Harlem in the 1930s. Queenie was known for rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism and police corruption to become the ruthless queen of Harlem’s mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community. John Jennings is a professor, author, graphic novelist, curator, Harvard Fellow, New York Times Bestseller, 2018 Eisner Winner, and 2021 winner of the Hugo Award for his work on the Parable of the Sower graphic novel adaptation with creative partner Damian Duffy.
Join Us
2nd Floor Lobby, 20 Cooper Square, New York, NY // Virtual
Monday, February 27, 2023
Reception at 6:00pm
Discussion and Q&A from 6:30-7:30pm
Book Signing from 7:30-8:00pm (all in ET)
This event is presented by the Center for Black Visual Culture at New York University. It is co-sponsored by the 370J Project and the Department of Photography and Imaging at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Where is it happening?
The Center for Black Visual Culture at NYU, 20 Cooper Square, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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