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Exhibition

Superfine: Tailoring Black Style

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Cover of "Dan Burley's Original Handbook of Harlem Jive" shows a stylized person in a plaid suit and hat, set against bold, vintage typography.
Jive: Vocabulary as Style
Discover the foundational history of jive culture in the United States as a form of expression.
July 18
Porcelain figurine depicting an 18th-century scene with a servant holding a tray of cups and a seated aristocratic woman in floral attire, against a blue background.
But What of His Fashionability, His Beauty, His Blackness?
How did eighteenth-century European art subtly obscure Black labor and promote subjection?
July 1
Four individuals are seated on stage in a panel discussion. Behind them, a screen shows "Superfine Tailoring Black Style" and an elegant fashion image. The setting appears formal and thoughtful.
Video
Exhibition Preview Conversation—Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at The Victoria Theater
May 27
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