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Drone image of a marble quarry. At the center of the image is a bright teal pond, surrounded by white and grey rocks.
A drone image of the Texas Quarry in Cockeysville, Maryland, one of the locations where Cockeysville marble is mined. (Photo courtesy of Levester Williams.)

Celebration of Publication: “Cockeysville to Baltimore”

December 5, 2024 2PM–3PM

On December 5, the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture celebrated the release of “Cockeysville to Baltimore,” a special booklet accompanying the exhibition “Levester Williams: All Matters Aside,” which had been on view since September 20. The exhibition was curated by Lisa D. Freiman, professor of art history at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The booklet featured the essay “Scrubbed Clean: The Pursuit of Purity in Baltimore” by Michelle Diane Wright, examining the histories of racial inequity and the cultural imaginary of Cockeysville marble in Baltimore. The publication marked the inaugural project funded by the Maurice Berger CADVC Program Fund, supporting research into histories of race, representation, and justice in visual culture, with the goal of creating accessible public programming.

This celebration took place as part of a December 5 tribute to Maurice Berger.

A barefoot woman dressed in white is seated on the ground behind a pillar. She is hugging the pillar, which is located in an outdoor public space.

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