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Black Lunch Table
@ SAIC and Flaxman Library
LeRoy Neiman Center, SAIC
When and Where
Date:Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Time:1:00 pm – 5:00 pm CST
Address:LeRoy Neiman Center, SAIC
37 S. Wabash Ave, 1st Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) will host an edit-a-thon in collaboration with the Flaxman Library at the School of the Art Institute Chicago.

Please bring your laptop and a friend! The more, the merrier! Snacks provided.

Event description

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The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project creates a space to encourage people of color and women to join the Wikimedia movement while also asking white male editors to focus on gaps in coverage on Wikimedia. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. In addition to the task list below, foundational texts to the thinking around BLT will be available to read and cite, some titles included below.


About The Black Lunch Table

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The Black Lunch Table (BLT), an official Wikimedia Movement Affiliate, is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine (Fishantena (talk)) and Heather Hart (Heathart (talk)) which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 14 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and Art are performed.

More about BLT here.

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About the Flaxman Library at SAIC

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The John M. Flaxman Library is the college library for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Library staff collaborate with every program at the School to support teaching, learning and research across the entire curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Hundreds of thousands of books, magazines, movies and sound recordings are available on interdisciplinary topics in late 20th and 21st century art and design. Popular Special Collections include: the Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection, the Randolph Street Gallery Archives and the 16mm Film Study Collection.

Event details

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  • Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
  • Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm CST
  • Location:LeRoy Neiman Center, SAIC
    37 S. Wabash Ave, 1st Floor
    Chicago, IL 60603
  • Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
    • Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
    • Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use)
  • What to Bring: Your laptop and a friend!
  • Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
  • Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on
  • Training: Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation
  • Sign-in: Sign-in Sheet

Agenda

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  • Presentation / overview
  • Editing time
  • Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page
  • For more information about ongoing scheduled meetups see Black Lunch Table Meetup page

Uploading photos

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Suggest additional articles to edit

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Although our project focuses on visual artists of the African Diaspora, you are welcomed to edit whatever you want. Please add an article below that you think we should focus on. These articles are suggested, be sure they qualify according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidelines before you create a new page. Thanks!

SAIC affiliated and Chicago-based artists

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This list is automatically generated from data in Wikidata and is periodically updated by Listeriabot.
Edits made within the list area will be removed on the next update!

Article Occupation Place of birth Residence
Aaron Douglas painter Topeka
Aay Preston-Myint artist
printmaker
teacher
disc jockey
New York City
Alicia Henry visual artist
educator
Illinois Nashville
Allison Glenn art exhibition curator New Orleans
Chicago
Alma Thomas painter
art educator
drawer
Columbus
Amanda Williams visual artist
sculptor
installation artist
architect
Bridgeport Chicago
Ana Mendieta performance artist
artist
painter
visual artist
land artist
photographer
Havana Havana
Angel Otero painter San Juan
Angela M. Rivers artist
curator
Chicago
Anna Martine Whitehead artist Chicago
Anthony Stepter art exhibition curator
teacher
Chicago
Archibald Motley painter New Orleans
Arnold Kemp artist Boston Chicago
Atta Kwami artist
painter
Accra
Ayanah Moor visual artist Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Ayanna Jolivet McCloud visual artist Houston Houston
Barbara Jones-Hogu painter Chicago Chicago
Washington, D.C.
Basil Alkazzi painter
visual artist
Kuwait Monaco
Beauford Delaney painter Knoxville
Benny Andrews painter
visual artist
printmaker
teacher
drawer
Plainview New York City
Bernard Williams visual artist
Bethany Collins visual artist Atlanta
Glasgow
Tuscaloosa
Chicago
Blanche Brown artist Chicago Milwaukee
Brendan Fernandes visual artist
dancer
sculptor
choreographer
Kenya New York City
Canada
Chicago
Caitlin Cherry artist
painter
sculptor
Chicago New York City
Candida Alvarez painter
visual artist
Brooklyn Chicago
Brooklyn
Farragut Houses
Carlos Rolón painter Chicago
Caroline Kent artist
teacher
Chicago
Cauleen Smith film director Riverside Chicago
Los Angeles
Charles Wilbert White painter
printmaker
Chicago
Che Baraka visual artist Chicago Brooklyn
Danny Giles artist
teacher
Chicago
David Hartt visual artist
photographer
Dawoud Bey photographer New York City Chicago
Deana Lawson photographer Rochester
Derrick Woods-Morrow visual artist Greensboro
Chicago
Doris Salcedo sculptor
painter
Bogotá
Dread Scott visual artist Chicago
Earlie Hudnall, Jr. visual artist
Ed Clark painter Storyville New York City
Chicago
Paris
Edra Soto visual artist Puerto Rico Chicago
Eileen Abdul-Rashid visual artist
artisan
California California
Eldzier Cortor painter
graphic designer
printmaker
Tidewater region of Virginia Chicago
Eliza Myrie visual artist New York Chicago
Elizabeth Catlett sculptor
engraver
painter
illustrator
Washington, D.C. New York City
Cuernavaca
Ellen Gallagher painter
drawer
Providence
Fo Wilson visual artist
university teacher
Fred Hampton activist
politician
human rights activist
Summit
Frederick J. Brown painter
visual artist
Greensboro New York City
Georgia
Chicago
Scottsdale
Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis visual artist
art historian
George Tillman, Jr. film director
screenwriter
film producer
Milwaukee
Gerald Griffin painter
visual artist
Chicago
Gerald Williams visual artist Chicago
Washington, D.C.
Gordon Parks film director
photographer
actor
photojournalist
screenwriter
journalist
film actor
novelist
fashion photographer
artist
film producer
composer
poet
Fort Scott
Hale Woodruff painter
visual artist
printmaker
Cairo Chicago
Nashville
Indianapolis
Paris
New York City
Hamza Walker art exhibition curator Chicago
Los Angeles
Henry Ossawa Tanner painter
university teacher
printmaker
Pittsburgh Henry O. Tanner House
Horace Pippin painter West Chester
Huey Copeland art historian
Ibrahim Mohammed El-Salahi painter
diplomat
politician
Omdurman
Isaac Julien film producer
artist
film director
university teacher
London
Jack Whitten painter Bessemer
Jacob Lawrence painter
illustrator
Atlantic City
Jae Jarrell visual artist
fashion designer
textile artist
Chicago
Cleveland
James Van Der Zee photographer Berkshire County
James Wells Champney painter
photographer
Boston
Janet Dees art exhibition curator Chicago
Jeff Donaldson painter
printmaker
visual artist
Pine Bluff Chicago
Arkansas
Illinois
Jefferson Pinder visual artist Washington, D.C. Chicago
Jeffrey Gibson painter
sculptor
Colorado Colorado
Jennie C. Jones artist
printmaker
Cincinnati
Jessica Vaughn visual artist Brooklyn
Chicago
Jina Valentine visual artist Berwyn Durham
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
John Bankston painter
visual artist
Benton Harbor San Francisco
John E. Dowell Jr. painter Philadelphia
Joseph Delaney painter Knoxville
Joshua Johnson painter
artist
Kamau Amu Patton artist Chicago
San Francisco
Brooklyn
Kamilah Rashied art exhibition curator
artist
Chicago
Kara Walker artist
illustrator
Stockton
Kerry James Marshall painter
drawer
Birmingham Chicago
Kori Newkirk multimedia artist
photographer
painter
installation artist
The Bronx
Krista Franklin poet
writer
artist
United States of America Chicago
Lamont Hamilton visual artist Wichita Queens
Chicago
Larry Chatman visual artist
photographer
Larry Rivers sculptor
painter
saxophonist
designer
New York City
The Bronx
LaToya Ruby Frazier photographer Braddock Chicago
New Brunswick
New York City
Malick Sidibé photographer Soloba
Margaret Taylor-Burroughs poet
visual artist
writer
St. Rose Louisiana
Chicago
Marion Perkins sculptor
Mark Bradford painter
installation artist
conceptual artist
sculptor
printmaker
video artist
photographer
artist
drawer
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Martin Puryear sculptor
artist
illustrator
Washington, D.C.
Martine Syms artist Los Angeles Los Angeles
McArthur Binion painter Macon Chicago
Macon
Mequitta Ahuja painter Grand Rapids Baltimore
Mequitta Ajuha visual artist Grand Rapids
Mickalene Thomas painter
photographer
collagist
Camden
Mike Cloud visual artist
teacher
Brooklyn
Chicago
Minneapolis
Minnie Evans illustrator
gatekeeper
drawer
Pender County Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Moshekwa Langa visual artist
photographer
drawer
Bakenberg
Najjar Abdul-Musawwir painter Chicago Carbondale
Naomi Beckwith curator New York City
Chicago
Napoleon Jones-Henderson visual artist Chicago
Nate Young visual artist Chicago
Nelson Stevens painter
NIC Kay performance artist
choreographer
The Bronx
Chicago
Nick Cave sound artist
sculptor
costume designer
fashion designer
Fulton Chicago
Nina Chanel Abney painter Harvey Chicago
New York City
Norman Lewis painter
drawer
Harlem
Nyeema Morgan visual artist Brooklyn
Chicago
Minneapolis
Radcliffe Bailey painter
visual artist
Bridgeton Atlanta
Rashayla Marie Brown performance artist
visual artist
Chicago
Rashid Johnson photographer
film director
Chicago
New York City
Ray Noland visual artist Chicago Berlin
Richard Hunt sculptor
artist
educator
printmaker
lithographer
drawer
South Side
Chicago
Chicago
Richard Mayhew painter Amityville
Richmond Barthé artist
sculptor
Bay St. Louis New York City
California
Robin Rhode photographer
graphic designer
Cape Town
Rodney McMillian painter
artist
sculptor
Columbia
Roland Freeman photographer
art historian
Baltimore
Romi Crawford writer
critic
art historian
Chicago
Roy DeCarava photographer
university teacher
New York City Bedford–Stuyvesant
Sam Gilliam painter
drawer
Tupelo
Sanford Biggers artist
printmaker
Los Angeles New York City
Harlem
Saya Woolfalk artist
Sedrick Huckaby painter
Senam Okudzeto artist Chicago
Senga Nengudi sculptor Chicago
Simone Leigh sculptor
ceramicist
artist
Chicago Brooklyn
Steffani Jemison artist Berkeley Brooklyn
Berkeley
Tempestt Hazel Chicago
Theaster Gates artist Chicago
Tyanna Buie visual artist Chicago
Vincent Smith visual artist
printmaker
New York City
Wadsworth Jarrell sculptor
painter
printmaker
Albany Chicago
Washington, D.C.
Walter Ellison painter
Wifredo Lam painter
illustrator
Sagua La Grande
William Cordova visual artist
William Edmondson painter
printmaker
Nashville
William Edouard Scott painter Indianapolis
William McBride, Jr. visual artist
William Paul Thomas visual artist Chicago
William Pope.L painter
performance artist
visual artist
photographer
Newark New York City
New Jersey
Chicago
Yashua Klos visual artist Chicago Brooklyn
Chicago
Yesomi Umolu curator Lagos Chicago
London
Zanele Muholi photographer
social activist
Umlazi Umlazi
Zun Lee photographer
artist
Germany Toronto
Philadelphia
Chicago
Atlanta
End of auto-generated list.

Wikipedia editing resources

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Where to start...
 
  1. Rules on Visual Art, Murals, Graffiti and Sculpture are different!
  2. Follow instructions to upload your images here...
  • Create or update Wikidata!
Wikidata is central storage for the structured data of its Wikimedia sister projects including Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wikisource, and others.
  1. Go to Wikidata
  2. Read Wikidata's Introduction!
  3. Search for the person or subject
  4. If none exists, you can 'Create a new item'
  5. Look at another similar item to follow format... for example human female instead of female animal.
  6. To add a field, click 'Add Statement'
Wikidata + AuthorityControl
  • Create or update Authority Control!
Update Wikidata using Virtual International Authority File (VIAF.org)
  1. Go to VIAF.org
  2. Search for person (last name, first name)
  3. At bottom of page, where it says History of VIAF, expand section. See Werner Herzog example
  4. Add each listed Authority to Wikidata if its info is not already populated in Wikidata
  5. Add {{Authority control}} after External links section above Categories
  6. Refresh Wikipedia page
  • Click here for many more editing resources

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