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Hidden Figures: Annie Easley | A Black History of Art on Tavares Strachan's Exhibition

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Meet the coder who launched rockets, Annie Easley 🚀💻 Annie was a computer scientist who joined NASA in 1955 as 1 of 4 African Americans among 2500 employees.
Let Alayo from A Black History of Art talk you through her remarkable story…
🖼️ In Double Consciousness (2023) Tavares uses Annie’s story to explore the concept by American scholar and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois.
Du Bois coined the term to describe the ‘peculiar sensation’, experienced by African Americans, of living physically within and mentally outside a racist society and this work uses Annie Easley to exemplify this.
🔬 Discover stories of incredible people who’ve been erased from history due to historical biases in our exhibition Tavares Strachan: There is a Light Somewhere
📍 Hayward Gallery
🗓️ Open now until 1 Sep
🎟️ Book your ticket online with no booking fee via link in bio
#SouthbankCentre
Let Alayo from A Black History of Art talk you through her remarkable story…
🖼️ In Double Consciousness (2023) Tavares uses Annie’s story to explore the concept by American scholar and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois.
Du Bois coined the term to describe the ‘peculiar sensation’, experienced by African Americans, of living physically within and mentally outside a racist society and this work uses Annie Easley to exemplify this.
🔬 Discover stories of incredible people who’ve been erased from history due to historical biases in our exhibition Tavares Strachan: There is a Light Somewhere
📍 Hayward Gallery
🗓️ Open now until 1 Sep
🎟️ Book your ticket online with no booking fee via link in bio
#SouthbankCentre