Tillet, Salamishah. “The Harlem Renaissance.” Harper’s Bazaar (September 2025)

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"...Christine Y. Kim (curator at large, Tate; Studio Museum staff, 2000–2008): I started in May 2000. I had known about the Studio Museum and had followed Lowery’s and Thelma’s work for years. There was an article in The New York Times about their arrival. I was so excited. I didn’t even have a computer then; I had a word processor. So I wrote a letter to Thelma on my word processor. I said, “I’ve gone to this lecture … I’ve seen the show …” I sent it to her in the mail, and about a week later I got a call back..."

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Tillet, Salamishah. “The Harlem Renaissance.” Harper’s Bazaar (September 2025)