Burchfield-Penney Hosts Book Signing by Alexis De Veaux
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is hosting a book signing with Alexis De Veaux of her new book Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde; the long-awaited biography of the author of The Cancer Journals, an American icon of womanhood, poetry, African American arts, and survival. The biography is written by Alexis De Veaux, Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Chair, Department of Women's Studies, University at Buffalo.
A book signing and reception hosted by Alexis De Veaux and Talking Leaves Bookstore will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College.
During her lifetime, Audre Lorde (1934-1992) created a mythic identity for herself that retains its vitality to this day. Alexis De Veaux demystifies Lorde's iconic status. Lorde's restless search for a spiritual home finally brought her to the island of St. Croix in 1986, where she died after a decade-long battle with breast cancer. Drawing on private archives of the poet's estate, personal journals, and interviews with members of Lorde's family, friends and lovers, De Veaux assesses the cultural legacy of a woman who personified the defining civil rights struggles of the twentieth century. This landmark biography pays homage to one of the most courageous, singular voices of American letters.
About the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York State. Through its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney.org.
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and Erie County. Additional operating support is provided by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the James Carey Evans Endowment, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation and the Burchfield-Penney's members.
A book signing and reception hosted by Alexis De Veaux and Talking Leaves Bookstore will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College.
During her lifetime, Audre Lorde (1934-1992) created a mythic identity for herself that retains its vitality to this day. Alexis De Veaux demystifies Lorde's iconic status. Lorde's restless search for a spiritual home finally brought her to the island of St. Croix in 1986, where she died after a decade-long battle with breast cancer. Drawing on private archives of the poet's estate, personal journals, and interviews with members of Lorde's family, friends and lovers, De Veaux assesses the cultural legacy of a woman who personified the defining civil rights struggles of the twentieth century. This landmark biography pays homage to one of the most courageous, singular voices of American letters.
About the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York State. Through its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney.org.
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and Erie County. Additional operating support is provided by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the James Carey Evans Endowment, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation and the Burchfield-Penney's members.
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