Artist, poet, activist, menswear designer, and renowned hugger Frederick Weston (1946–2020) found community wherever he went. Through collected ephemera, drawing, collage, and installations in the streets of New York City, he made Black and queer experience visible in a manner all his own. In this episode, learn about his work and the legacy of love he left behind.

Show Notes and Transcript available at <a href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/articulated">www.aaa.si.edu/articulated</a>

Artist, poet, activist, menswear designer, and renowned hugger Frederick Weston (1946–2020) found community wherever he went. Through collected ephemera, drawing, collage, and installations in the streets of New York City, he made Black and queer experience visible in a manner all his own. In this episode, learn about his work and the legacy of love he left behind. Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

Artist, poet, activist, menswear designer, and renowned hugger Frederick Weston (1946–2020) found community wherever he went. Through collected ephemera, drawing, collage, and installations in the streets of New York City, he made Black and queer experience visible in a manner all his own. In this episode, learn about his work and the legacy of love he left behind.

Show Notes and Transcript available at <a href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/articulated" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.aaa.si.edu/articulated</a>

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Since 1958, the Archives of American Art’s oral history program has preserved the distinct voices and human memory of the American art world in more than 2,600 interviews.  Articulated draws on those interviews of the famous and the forgotten, featuring firsthand accounts from artists, dealers, writers, and other key figures, in dialogue with today’s thought leaders. Their expansive conversations and often surprising memories challenge us to see the world and our shared history in new and unimagined ways.

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Since 1958, the Archives of American Art’s oral history program has preserved the distinct voices and human memory of the American art world in more than 2,600 interviews. Articulated draws on those interviews of the famous and the forgotten, featuring firsthand accounts from artists, dealers, writers, and other key figures, in dialogue with today’s thought leaders. Their expansive conversations and often surprising memories challenge us to see the world and our shared history in new and unimagined ways. Smithsonian Privacy Statement: http://www.si.edu/privacy/ Smithsonian Terms of Use: http://www.si.edu/termsofuse/

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