The Erasure of Thomas McKeller with Dr. Nikki A. Greene

How has the erasure of black identity shaped American culture? Thomas McKeller was left out of traditional narratives around the Museum of Fine Arts murals by John Singer Sargent. Nikki Greene argues for this erasure as part of a larger cultural blindspot in 20th-century America.

SPEAKERS

Dr. Nikki A. Greene, Assistant Professor of the Arts of Africa and the African Diaspora in the Art Department at Wellesley College

Friends of Fenway Court Patrons at the Curators' Circle level and above are invited to receive complimentary tickets and join us for a private reception after the concert.