Revision Path: Episode 191; Craig Wilkins: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Episode 191 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Chery welcoming the listeners, as the intro music plays in the background. He then thanks his sponsors: MailChimp, Hover and SiteGround and introduces the guest for that episode, Craig Wilkins. He also congratulates Wilkins on his award from the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt and notes that Wilkins is only the second African American to ever win the award.

Some of the topics they discuss during the interview include, Wilkins’ early years in Chicago and undergraduate career in Detroit; projects Wilkins is currently working on, such as a piece he is writing about the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; how Wilkins got involved in architecture; design institutions such as AIGA and AIA; public interest designing; as well as hip hop architecture.

Toward the end of the interview, Maurice Cherry asks Wilkins where the audience can find him, before thanking him and congratulating him. After the interview, Cherry thanks and advertises the sponsors. He also thanks the audience and asks them to leave positive ratings and reviews of the show. Then, he encourages them to become patrons of the show.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 15, 2017
• Produced by: Maurice Cherry, American
• Interview of: Craig Wilkins, American
• Subject of: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, American, founded 1897
• Type: sound recordings
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 59 min., 15 sec.
• Dimensions: File size: 56 MB
• Place made: United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Architecture
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Urban life
• Topic: Urban planning
• Object number: 2019.47.8.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.