African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC
—127 Randolph Place, NW —
The Barnett Aden Gallery, which operated on the first floor of this house between 1943 and 1968, was the first privately owned black art gallery in the United States. It was founded by James Vernon Herring (1897-1969), chair of Howard University's Department of Art, and Alonzo Aden (1906-1961), curator of the Howard University Gallery of Art. The gallery supported and promoted important artists, and became a lively gathering place. It was one of the few art spaces in the city where artists representing different nationalities, races, and ethnicities were exhibited together. Robert L. Johnson's Black Entertainment Television acquired most of the collection in 1998.| HM Number | HM2385 |
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| Placed By | Cultural Tourism DC |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, November 27th, 2017 at 7:01am PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 325492 N 4309079 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.91328333, -77.01275000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 54.797', W 77° 0.765' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 54' 47.82" N, 77° 0' 45.9" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202, 703 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 122 Randolph Pl NW, Washington DC 20001, US |
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