Color in Freedom:
Journey along the Underground Railroad
Traveling Exhibit

This dual exhibition is on display at
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
and Mulvane Art Museum. Free and open to the public.

Please join us for Exhibit Opening on February 5, 2010

Hors d'oeuvres, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Mulvane Art Museum, 17th and Jewell Streets, Topeka, Kansas

Dessert, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
1515 SE Monroe Street, Topeka, Kansas

RSVP by February 1, to Brown Foundation at (785) 235-3939 or brownfound@juno.com.

Friday, February 5, 2010 -
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
1515 SE Monroe • Topeka, Kansas
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily

Saturday, February 6 -
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University
17th and Jewell Streets
Tues 10-7, Wed-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 1-4

Color in Freedom was originated at the University of Maryland in Adelphi, Maryland
and the tour was organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.

Color in Freedom: Journey along the Underground Railroad is an exhibition of 50 paintings, etchings and drawings by Joseph Holston. Mr. Holston created the works to capture the essence of courage and determination required to escape and to enhance the understanding of the condition of slavery and the powerful instinct toward freedom. Color in Freedom is a visual interpretation and expression of a range of human experiences and emotions within the framework of this particular period in American history. The exhibit's structure, reflecting Holston's appreciation for music, consists of four movements that track the flow of events in the lives of those who traveled along the Underground Railroad: "The Unknown World," "Living in Bondage," "The Journey of Escape," and finally, "Color in Freedom."

Holston's cubist abstractionist style has evolved over a career spanning thirty-five years. He has exhibited nationwide and his works hang in many museums, galleries and private collections.

Presented by the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site as part of the 2009-2010 program series, Unfolding Untold Stories. Download the 2009-2010 program brochure (1.8 MB PDF).
Exhibition sponsored in part by The Center for Diversity Studies, Washburn University.
			Series sponsored in part by:

Color in Freedom: Journey along the Underground Railroad Traveling Exhibit

Color in Freedom:
Journey along the Underground Railroad
Traveling Exhibit