Dear friends:

The Phillips Museum
invites you to attend an artist's reception and
Gallery talk
Thursday, November 19 at 4:30 p.m. in the Rothman Gallery
of the Phillips Museum of Art

Black River

Retrospective – Photographs by Coreen Simpson



photograph of Coreen Simpson ©George Mingo



ROTHMAN Gallery


First Fridays - November 6 and December 4 until 6:30 pm

Gallery Talk  November 19, 4:30 p.m.

	Coreen Simpson is a forerunner in contemporary American photography.   
Her works spans the years from her beginning work in the 70’s through  
today.   As a lifestyle editor in the 70’s, Coreen decided that taking  
her own photographs of the subjects she wrote about was preferable to  
using stock images or photos taken by staff photographers.  In short  
time her photographs were in demand and her professional career as a  
photographer began.  She has been on photo assignment around the  
world, including covering Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Muhammad Ali,   
as well as contemporary music artists P. Diddy and Flava Flav.  She  
also covered the Fashion Collections in Paris, New York, and her  
images have appeared in Vogue, Essence, Paris Match, the New York  
Times, and many other publications.

	Ms. Simpson attended F. I. T. and Parsons School of Design.  Her work  
is in the permanent collections including those of the Museum of  
Modern Art, The New School, Oberlin College, The Studio Museum of  
Harlem, International Center of Photography and Lightwork.  She has  
received many awards and commissions including and honor from The  
Smithsonian Institute for her outstanding contribution in design, the  
Mary McLeod Bethune Award, and the Madam C. J. Walker Award.

	Simpson is also a jewelry designer, and her book, “Black Cameo” will  
be available during the artist’s reception on November 19 from 4:30 to  
6:30 pm.  This event and the exhibition are free and open to the public.

  	I hope you will attend the artist's reception and Gallery talk on  
November 19 in the Rothman Gallery at 4:30 p.m.


Best to you all,

Claire




LEFT TO RIGHT:  			PHOTOGRAPHERS ACCRA SHEPP, COREEN SIMPSON, DAWOUD  
BEY,
                                                     ROY DE CARAVA,  
ANTHONY BARBOZA, (lady on right unknown).
							Circa 1980’s,  photo show by
								Roy De Carava, in New York City

(Roy de Carava recently passed away and Coreen sent this link to the  
NY Times article:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/roy-decarava-pioneering-photographer-dies-at-89/?hp%20






LEFT TO RIGHT:  			PHOTOGRAPHER ROY DE CARAVA with jazz musician  
ORNETTE COLEMAN.
                                                         circa l980’s   
(photograph by Coreen Simpson © )




You might also want to view a recent video by Coreen, titled "Block  
Party"

on Mobile Me.



>
> 		
> FINAL-THE BLOCK PARTY
> Sent to you by coreensimpson@me.com
>
> HI CLAIRE, ...A short film for you to see
> when you get a chance.
> Onward!!....
> Coreen S.
>
> coreensimpson@me.com has shared a MobileMe Gallery movie with you.  
> To check it out, click View Movie.
>
>



Claire Giblin
Curator of Collections

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