Walter Hood: Exploring the Low Country

Join MacArthur Fellow Walter Hood for a lecture on the design of the African Ancestors Memorial Garden at the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. This lecture will explore the rich heritage of the Phillips Gullah Geechee community and its profound connection to the low country landscape-a history deeply intertwined with the sacred site at Gadsden's Wharf, where many enslaved Africans first arrived from West Africa. Hood will discuss how the memorial garden honors this cultural legacy within the broader narrative of African American experiences and contributions in the region.

The lecture is presented with Walter Hood's exhibition Native(s) in the Campbell Elmaleh Gallery, February 3–April 13.

Supported by the Office of the Dean and the Thaler Endowment.