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Through These Gates: Buffalo's First African American Architect, John Edmonston Brent - 1889-1962, Christine A. Parker
Through These Gates: Buffalo's First African American Architect, John Edmonston Brent - 1889-1962, Christine A. Parker
Museum Studies Projects
ABSTRACT
THROUGH THESE GATES: Buffalo’s First African American Architect
John Edmonston Brent
The purpose of this research is to reintroduce the architectural and historic cultural contributions that John Edmonston Brent (1889-1962) made to the city of Buffalo, Western New York and beyond. A significant number of renderings, artifacts and photos from Mr. Brent’s forty-seven year architectural career were unearthed. This cache of rediscovered forgotten contributions made by John Brent would align him with other African American architectural pioneers during the mid-20th century.
John Brent was educated by the first class of professionally educated and trained African American architects of …
Relive The Roycroft: Bringing History To Life At A National Landmark, Amizetta J. Haj
Relive The Roycroft: Bringing History To Life At A National Landmark, Amizetta J. Haj
Museum Studies Projects
This project defines and validates the concept of the Roycroft Campus as a living museum and explores how the implementation of a “living” component to its educational programming would strengthen visitor engagement. It also focuses on the various ways in which to fortify the utility and visibility of a museum within a community, demonstrating how the Roycroft Campus can become a center for community engagement and cultural development. Through this research, I present the Roycroft Campus’ potential as a living museum and have created an educational based event which will bring to life the year 1915 on the historic Campus …