LONDON: AUTOGRAPH

Through a Glass Darkly
IMAGINING BLACK RESISTANCE

Tue 18 Sept 2018 7 - 8pm

£5 / £4

About the Event

What are the real stories behind our traditional heroes? How have European traditions of portraiture informed notions of Black authority?

Join the author S.I. Martin for an interactive study of historical representations of Black leadership and identities.

Illustrated by photographs from Omar Victor Diop's Liberty/Diaspora exhibition, we will travel through an alternative history of Black resistance to enslavement and colonialism.

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ABOUT S.I. MARTIN

Specialising in the fields of Black British history and literature, SI Martin works with museums, archives and the education sector to bring diverse histories to wider audiences. He has published five books of historical fiction and non-fiction for adult and teenage readers. He has delivered learning programmes, projects and exhibitions for heritage institutions including the National Archives, The National Maritime Museum, Black Cultural Archives, Imperial War Museum and the Museum of London.

PART OF the EXhIBITION

Omar Victor Diop:
Liberty / Diaspora





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Supported using public funding by Arts Council England


Banner images: 1) Omar Victor Diop, The Women’s War 1929. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 2)Omar Victor Diop, Selma 1965. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 3) Omar Victor Diop, Thiaroye 1944. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 4) Omar Victor Diop, Frederick Douglass 1818–1895. From Project Diaspora (2014) © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris.  

Page images, from top left: 1) 
Omar Victor Diop, Thiaroye 1944 [detail]. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 2) S.I. Martin. 3) Omar Victor Diop, Nanny and Quao, Jamaica, 1720 [detail]. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 4) Omar Victor Diop, Pedro Camejo 1790 – 1821 [detail]. From Project Diaspora (2014). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris.