In a Speculative Light: An Evening Celebrating James Baldwin and Beauford Delaney
February 19, 2020 @ 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. |
The University of Tennessee Humanities Center will hold an exclusive evening, called, “In a Speculative Light: An Evening Celebrating James Baldwin and Beauford Delaney,” with Hilton Als, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, critic for The New York Times and contributor for The New Yorker. A reception will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. for viewing of the Knoxville Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin: Through the Unusual Door.” A cash bar and heavy hors d’ouevres will be available. From 6:30-8:30 p.m., Als will discuss, “The Mentor: James Baldwin, Beauford Delaney, and the Habit of Doing.”