The Whole World Was Watching

March 05 - September 25,2011

The Menil Collection presents The Whole World Was Watching, a selection of works from a gift of more than 200 Civil Rights-era photographs from Edmund Carpenter and Adelaide de Menil. Through the work of renowned photographers Bob Adelman, Dan Budnik, Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Leonard Freed, and Danny Lyon, the exhibition revisits the profound social and political changes that swept the United States in the 1950s and 60s. The exhibition is organized by Michelle White and Danielle Burns, and is on view at the Menil and the Gregory School African-American Library.

Special event: May 11, 2011 | 2-3 pm
Gallery Talk with curators Michelle White and Danielle Burns

Special event: May 11, 2011 | 12-12 am
"Tour de Hood Bike Tour". A two-and-a-half-hour bike tour of civil rights-era Houston led by community activist Lenwood Johnson and organized by Tour de Hood, a nonprofit neighborhood health organization. Stops include the Gregory School, Texas Southern University, Emancipation Park, and other historical sites in the Third and Fourth Wards. Bikes and helmets are available upon request and a $25 donation to Tour de Hood is strongly suggested.

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