The public is invited to tour the newest exhibit at the Delta State University Archives & Museum, “Picturing America: Reflecting Mississippi & the Delta”. The National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association has developed “Picturing America” as a part of the We The People initiative in order to provide students across America an intellectual gateway to study and explore some of our nation’s greatest artwork. The exhibit will be on display through March 30.
The Miss. Humanities Council, Miss. Library Commission, Miss. Arts Commission, and the Miss. Department of Archives & History took this project a step further by pairing images from the MDAH collection to those in “Picturing America” to create the current traveling exhibit. Through photographs and artwork, visitors to the exhibit will explore the Delta’s connections to some of our nation’s greatest works of art.
Former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities Bruce Cole stated, “As I pondered great works of art, I had the first glimmerings of what would become a lifelong pursuit: to study and understand the form, history and meaning of art.” Through this exhibit, experience a balanced blend of the world of the humanities.
