Join us for a celebration of the exhibition Dark Laughter Revisited: The Life and Times of Ollie Harrington. Throughout his career, Oliver "Ollie" Harrington (1912-1995) used his voice and artistic talents as a cartoonist to attack racial, economic and social injustice with razor-sharp wit and insight. Speaking from the perspective of a cartoonist of color, his commentary chronicles many of the events and issues that defined the 20th century, from segregation and apartheid to war and poverty.
This retrospective exhibition features work from the private collection of Dr. and Mrs. Walter O. Evans as well as the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum’s Oliver Harrington Collection, acquired from his widow, Dr. Helma Harrington.
5:00–8:00 pm –— Explore the exhibition. The museum galleries will be open until 8:00 pm
6:00 pm –— Program in the Schulz Lecture Hall
- Curators Talk: Jenny E. Robb and Dr. Kay Clopton present highlights from the exhibition
- Talk by Dr. Richard Powell, the John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art & Art History at Duke University, and author of Going There: Black Visual Satire (2020)
Going There and other books will be available for sale.
Come early to see the exhibition and enjoy refreshments. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided before the program.
