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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

From its inception, deep appreciation is owed to those who gave inspiration and support in the creation of the 1981 Washington Urban League Art Expo. To the AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY for its sponsorship, we extend our gratitude. For their enthusiasm and diligence, we acknowledge the members of the Art Expo Committee of the National Urban League Conference Local Host Committee. To Jerome W. Page, President of the Washington Urban League, we express our appreciation for his continued encouragement and the cooperation of his staff as well as the National Urban League Conference staff.
For providing us with their talents and guidance, a warm thank you goes to Kenneth Young, Senior Designer, Smithsonian Institution, for the exhibition design and Carol D. Porter, Graphic Designer, Art Department, The Washington Post, for the graphic design of this catalogue and the commemorative poster.
Our Advisors James L. Wells, Artist and Printmaker; Amina Dickerson, Program Director, Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution; Claire List, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art; and, Adolphus Ealey, Director, Barnett Aden Gallery, are recognized for their guidance. Mr. Ealey also wrote the introduction to this catalogue.
We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the following persons in directing us to sources for art work:

Dr. Fletcher Robinson, Collector;
Mildred E. Bautista, Executive Director, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities;
Starmanda Bullock, Chairman, Art Department, Howard University;
Charles A. Young, Chairman, Art Department, University of the District of Columbia;
Cathy Conn, Chairman, Visual Arts Department, Duke Ellington School for the Arts; and
Adolph Slaughter, Collector

The following contributors are also recognized for their willing assistance and service:

Sun Gallery; Art Transport; Jim Wells, Photographer; Stephenson, Inc.; Huntington T. Block Insurance Company; and especially, John Kinard, Director, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and George Nock, Artist, for lending panels and display materials.

Dr. Dolores M. Franklin
Chairperson
Art Expo Committee