Unmasked: The 1935 Anti-Lynching Exhibits and Community Remembrance in Indiana
February 17 鈥� March 21
Berger Lecture | Kleymeyer Hall
2 p.m. | February 19, 2025
Reception - Rescheduled
3 p.m. | March 21, 2025
The听91社区鈥檚听Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries is听excited听to present听Unmasked: The 1935 Anti-lynching Exhibits and Community Remembrance in Indiana.听 The installation is a reimagining of two historic exhibitions of anti-lynching art held听in 1935.听 The installation combines historical artworks and ephemera with contemporary efforts to commemorate the victims of lynching in Indiana.
This project was developed and curated by Alex Lichenstein and Phoebe Wolfskill, colleagues at Indiana University, and Rasul Mowatt at North Carolina State University. Through shared research commonalities, the installation鈥檚 display has been brought to 91社区 by Kristalyn Shefveland, Professor of History and Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.听
A reception for听Unmasked听begins at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, February 19, following the 2025 Berger Lecture with Randolph McLaughlin and screening of the documentary film听How to Sue the Klan. Light refreshments will be served during the reception.听 Unmasked curator Alex Lichtenstein and 91社区 Professor Kristalyn Shefveland will be available for questions about the exhibit during the reception.听The lecture and film start at 2p.m. on the 19th in Kleymeyer Hall with the reception following afterwards in the McCutchan Art Center.
