Program for the Black in Design 2015 conference: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This conference program is for the Black in Design conference organized by the African American Student Union at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and held at Harvard University on October 9-10, 2015. The program is made from medium weight paper printed in tones of black and gray. The front cover has a black background with the conference logo and name in light gray text. The twenty-one (21) interior pages are unnumbered and contain a detailed schedule, biographies and photographs of the speakers, and sponsor information. The back cover features a shield in black and gray on a white ground with the word VERITAS at the top of the shield and photographs of people inside it, with "Black in Design" printed at the bottom inside shield. Below the shield is the logo for the Graduate School of Design African American Student Union and their mailing address. The pages are bi-folded and bound together with two (2) metal staples.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015
• Created by: Harvard Graduate School of Design African American Student Union, founded 2012
• Subject of: Harvard University, American, founded 1636
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 9 15/16 × 6 7/8 in. (25.3 × 17.5 cm)
• Place used: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Architecture
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Justice
• Object number: 2016.145.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michelle Joan Wilkinson
• 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: © Harvard Graduate School of Design African American Student Union Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.