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Chita Rivera, Samuel Gompers, Beale, Mt. Bethel, Anna Cooper, McMillan, Dobbins, Barnett-Aden, Wardman, Herring |
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Barnett-Aden Gallery
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Behind the Room Name Located in our very own neighborhood at 127 Randolph Place, Barnet-Aden was the first privately owned black gallery in the US and one of Washington DC’s principal Art galleries when it opened in 1943. Founded by Joseph Vernon Herring and Alonzo Aden, it was named ‘Barnet-Aden' to honor Aden’s Mother’s family. While the owners of the gallery were African American, Barnet-Aden was not conceived as a “black gallery.” It was one of the few art places in the city in which artists representing different nationalities, races and ethnicities were exhibited together. Noted for it’s afternoon art openings the Barnett-Aden Gallery became an important social gathering place. |
Chita Rivera, Samuel Gompers, Beale, Mt. Bethel, Anna Cooper, McMillan, Dobbins, Barnett-Aden, Wardman, Herring |
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