Art Talk Tuesday | Film Screening “Printmakers of Washington DC: Percy B Martin and Michael B Platt
Date and Time
Mar 12, 2024 6:00 pm
Location
Brookland
625 Monroe St NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20017
Mar 12, 2024 6:00 pm
Brookland
Printmaking Legacy Project® presents BLACK PRINTMAKERS OF WASHINGTON D.C. PERCY B. MARTIN & MICHAEL B. PLATT
Narrator Susan Stamberg; Producer & Director Susan J. Goldman
This short documentary tells the story of Percy B. Martin and Michael B. Platt, their history, training, involvement in pivotal political movements, and how they developed print departments, studios, and their art. It includes interviews with Carol Beane, poet, collaborator and wife of Michael Platt; Percy Martin, Founding Director, WD Workshop and others who were part of a tight knit D.C. printmaking community throughout the 70's to present.
Free and open to all!
