 November 1998 |
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Belafonte, Campbell Give Finley Lectures on Artistic ResponsibilityPerforming artist Harry Belafonte and scholar Mary Schmidt Campbell deliver the 1998 F.N.G. Finley lectures on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Presented annually by the Department of History and Art History, this year's theme is "The Rights of the Artist and Artistic Responsibility." At 4 p.m. in the Johnson Center Multipurpose Room, Campbell, dean of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, discusses her professional experiences as the director of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs in a lecture titled "Culture, Challenge, and Repressive Regimes." The Department of Cultural Affairs oversees the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall, and a large grants program. Campbell began her career as executive director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, which she helped establish as a center for the study of African and African American art and culture. A former fellow of the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, Campbell cowrote the book Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America (Harry Abrams, 1987), and has a biography titled The Life and Work of Romare Bearden, forthcoming from Oxford University Press. A reception follows Campbell's presentation. At 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall, Belafonte reflects on his long commitment to the arts and human rights in a talk titled "Artists and Social Responsibility." While Tony Awardwinning Belafonte has won acclaim as a singer, recording artist, actor, and producer, few Americans are aware of his achievements outside of the performing arts. While a leader in the American civil rights movement, Belafonte developed a close relationship with Martin Luther King and served on the board of directors of the Southern Leadership Conference. He has also served as a cultural advisor to the Peace Corps in the 1960s and as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, concentrating his work in South Africa. For his human rights work, he has been honored by the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Jewish Congress, and the State Department. The lectures are open to the public. For more information, call x31250.
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