The Amistad Research Center's Musem operates as a discrete unit
withing an archival facility.  Its present holdings include the Aaron
Douglas Collection, the AFAC Collection (African American Art) and the
Victor Du Bois Collection of African Art.
        These collections contain works by 19th and 20th century African
American artists such as Henry Ossawa Tanner, Richmond Barthe, William E.
Artis, Sargent Johnson, William H. Johnson, Malvin Gray Johnson, Aaron
Douglas, John T. Scott, Elizabeth Catlett, Edward Mitchell Bannister and
an entire series of 41 tempera paintings by Jacob Lawrence.
        My position as Curator at this small institution is a newly
created one and involves direct responsibility for creating museum
operations policies (collections, exhibit, and funding development,
registration, etc.)  I could use some input from someone out there on
your museum's policy for any of the above.  My immediate needs are for
formulating fee schedules for taveling exhibitions and loans
(individual and group exhibits) of our collections.  I'd be eternally
grateful. You can reach me at any one of these places:
 
e-mail [log in to unmask]     Paula Allen
                                          Curator of Art
(504) 865-5535                            The Amistad Research
fax (504) 865-5580                        Tulane University
                                          Tilton Hall
                                          6823 St. Charles Ave.
                                          New Orleans, La.  70118