1/27/2024 0 Comments Black fashion art![]() Adam Martin, Chief Digital Officer, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Information Technology Katie Knowles, Cataloger, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Office of Curatorial Affairs Kathleen Kendrick, Curator, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Office of Curatorial Affairs Alex Jamison, Photographer, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Office of Curatorial Affairs Amber Cuff, Research Assistant, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Office of Curatorial Affairs (contractor) ![]() Laura Coyle, Head of Cataloging and Digitization, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Office of Curatorial Affairs Noel Corbin, Research Assistant, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Office of Curatorial Affairs (contractor) Marc Bretzfelder, New Media Producer, Smithsonian Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Terri Anderson, Cataloger, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Office of Curatorial Affairs NMAAHC Black Fashion Museum/Peter Davy Online Project Team: Rex Ellis, Associate Director for the Office of Curatorial Affairs, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)Įlaine Nichols, Senior Curator for Culture and Curator of this online Peter Davy exhibition, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Bunch, Founding Director, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Please follow us on social media and search #APeoplesJourney to find more stories from our museum. ![]() We also hope that this global exposure to the NMAAHC collection will help us identify and collect a carnival costume designed by Davy. His designs represent a major collection within the Black Fashion Museum. In addition to presenting information about these two important components of the NMAAHC's fashion collections, this exhibition contains important research and collecting components.We are asking visitors to this online site to assist the Museum by providing historical information, images and media about Peter Davy. During the latter part of his life, Davy became a significant designer of women’s evening wear and the history of his contributions to fashion have been lost.This is an effort to recover the story of his life and work as a designer in the Caribbean and in America. Founded by Lane in 1979, the Black Fashion Museum collected and exhibited the creations of numerous designers of color, including Caribbean designer, Peter Davy. Lane's life-long efforts to document and preserve the contributions of black people to the world of fashion were and continue to be a monumental achievement. The Google Cultural Institute (GCI) and NMAAHC online exhibition honors Lois K.
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