‣ While segregation kept many African American fashionistas out of shops, Ebony magazine brought designers like Dior and de la Renta to them through a traveling fashion show. That legacy is celebrated in Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of “Ebony” Fashion Fair at the Museum of Design Atlanta. October 19–January 4, 2015, museumofdesign.org
‣ God Spoke the Earth: Stories of Genesis in Prints and Drawings at the Michael C. Carlos Museum draws on Emory’s collections and includes the famed Dürer etching Adam and Eve.
September 12–December 7, carlos.emory.edu
‣ The Museum of Contemporary Art’s Working Artist Project for 2013–2014 includes an exhibition by E.K. Huckaby, a native of Thomaston, Georgia, known for mixed media and daring techniques. September 27–November 29, mocaga.org
This article originally appeared in out September 2014 issue.
