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HORACE PIPPIN Catalog Statement [[strikethrough]] The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has enjoyed from its beginnings in 1925 a national and international reputation as the premier research library for materials by and about peoples of African descent. While emphasizing the on history, literature and the social sciences, the role of the arts and the acquisition of three-dimensional art objects were not neglected by Mr. Schomburg and his curatorial successors. Today, the Center is justifiably proud of its resources for the [?] of the black artistic tradition and its active advocacy of the continuous expansion of the world of the black artist. [[/strikethrough]] It is in keeping with a long intellectual and spiritual tradition that the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture participates in the making of this Horace Pippin show exhibition. We wish to thank the N.Y. State Council on the arts Mrs Jean Black[?] Furth Ann Stewart - CH December 7, 1976 - This [[/strikethrough]] Horace Pippin show [?] is supported in part by a great [?] the NY State Council on the arts.