Researching Institutional Gaps in Recognition
This digital humanities project examines how long it took for works by Black North American artists to enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art after their creation. By comparing creation dates to acquisition dates across major historical eras, we identified patterns of delayed institutional recognition. Our findings show that artworks created during earlier periods, especially during segregation and the early Civil Rights era, were often acquired decades later, while contemporary works are entering the collection much more quickly. Through data visualization and statistical analysis, this project explores how museums shape cultural recognition and historical memory.
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