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CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 11/17/2022

SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'

Thursday, November 17, from 5:30–6:30 PM, SoHarlem presents artist, educator, scholar and prolific writer Deborah Willis, sharing her recent publication, Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory, published by Damiani Books. Please RSVP here!

SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'

ABOVE: Wendel A. White, "Narrative of Sojourner Truth," 1850, Rubenstein Library, John Hope Franklin Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2019/2020. Pigment inkjet on paper, 33 ⅛ x 41 ⅛ inches framed. Edition of 10


Join SoHarlem in celebrating Deborah Willis, artist, educator, scholar and prolific writer and the launch of her new publication co-authored with Cheryl Finley. The book presents artists working in photography, video, silkscreen, projection and mixed-media installation, all of them exploring the possibilities of freedom. Deborah will be joined by artists Yelaine Rodriguez and Delphine Fawundu and art historian Dr. Cheryl Finley. They will share their stories and autograph their new book.

Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory Salon with Deborah Willis
Thursday, November 17: 5:30 PM 6:30 PM
The Malt House
471 West 126 Street
New York, New York 10027

Book cover image by Bisa Butler.
SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'
SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'
SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'
SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'
SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'
SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'
SoHarlem presents Deborah Willis launching 'Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory'

Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory

Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory

Damiani
Hbk, 8 x 8 in. / 176 pgs / 100 color.