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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Aminah Robinson

While I really enjoyed Aminah Robinson's work I felt that the room the work was displayed was very dark with very little natural light coming in which is a shame considering how bright and colorful her work is.  The space was very small while there was enough room to walk around and even sit I feel that if someone had a wheel chair they wouldn't be able to get around the large tables the work was displayed on very well.  

The labeling was large and in the same handwritten font as used in her work and are made of paper much like the rest of her work which is displayed in a cardboard framed box with glass to look through on either side so you can see the details of the work on either side.  THe fonts were very large and easy to read in the low lighting so that was helpful, especially if visitors are older and can't read as well.

The pages on display were very tempting to touch but since visitors weren't allowed to it was a good idea to have the "make your own" page table where visitors could make a page for the toledo book styled after Robinson.  A lot of people could enjoy this exhibit despite their age because of the background of history and bright colors.

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