In Conversation with Miguel Luciano and Sylvia Méndez

When Saturday, September 28, 2024, 3:30 – 4:30 PM EDT Sponsor Portrait Gallery Event Location McEvoy Auditorium Cost Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register www.eventbrite.com… Categories Lectures & Discussions Details Join us for a conversation with Puerto Rican artist Miguel Luciano, whose “Porto Rican Cotton Picker” and “Freedom Rider Vest” are on view on the museum’s third floor, and civil rights activist Sylvia Méndez, who was instrumental in desegregating schools in California. The works represent Sylvia’s mother, Felicitas Méndez, who successfully sued the state of California to desegregate schools in the landmark case Mendez v. Westminster (1947). The case brought an end to school segregation in California and provided the eventual legal basis to end racial segregation nationally. The conversation will be moderated by curator Taína Caragol. Website www.eventbrite.com… Diana Wangeman was born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico, where she learned the traditional practice of processing corn from her mother, chef and owner of the restaurant Tierra Antigua in Oaxaca. As the owner of the Brooklyn, NY, restaurant Sobre Masa, Wangeman raises awareness about ancient forms of maize cultivation and responsible business practices. Image courtesy of Ulrike Leone.