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Legacy and Design at the Nina Simone Childhood Home
- Forum Journal
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Volume 36, Number 1, 2024
- pp. 26-35
- Article
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Abstract:
The role of artists as stewards and caretakers of Black history has never been more critical. Brent Leggs leads a discussion with artist and African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund partner Adam Pendleton alongside acclaimed landscape architect Thomas Woltz and preservation leader Melissa Jest about the Nina Simone Childhood Home project, the art auction & gala, and the process of designing and stewarding a new historic site.