In honor of Juneteenth, the Mazza Museum will display a tribute to two illustrators.
Floyd Cooper and Jerry Pinkney's works are on display in the Freed Galleria, and the exhibit includes images from Cooper's "Juneteenth for Mazie" and Pinkney's "Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me."
Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, to make sure that all enslaved people are freed. The Mazza Museum is holding a special event this Friday to mark the longest-running African-American holiday.
“We have showcased artwork in the past, but this will be the first time that we have actually put together a recorded program that we will share with anyone who would like to receive it,’ says Ben Sapp, Ex. Director. “It would be an electronic version and we will be planning to share that on Friday, June 17th. So, if you would like to receive that please out to us again through our website and we will add you to our mailing list to get access to that.”
For more information about the program or what is going on at the museum, log on to www.mazzamuseum.org.
