About The Exhibition
Bernard (Bernie) Boston Retrospective: A Photojournalist, Social Justice Advocate, and Family Man (Atrium Gallery)
Bernie Boston was a long time McLean resident and award-winning photo journalist who was the first African American member of the White House press corps, covering every president from Truman through Clinton. Boston was a long-time McLean resident, and former Chairman of the McLean Community Center Governing Board (1977-1979). The Atrium Gallery exhibit will feature framed photographs from his fascinating career.
Phoebe Mills Farris, Ph.D. (Powhatan-Pamunkey)—a retired Purdue University professor, photographer, and freelance art critic—curated the exhibition.
The exhibit is a collaboration between MPA and the Friends of Historic Pleasant Grove Church in McLean and will be held concurrently in the Atrium Gallery and at Pleasant Grove Church.
Viewing the Bernie Boston Restrospective
The MPA Atrium Gallery is available for viewing during McLean Community Center operating hours. The Historic Pleasant Grove exhibition is available for viewing November 8 from 1-5pm, November 9 and 23 from 2-4pm; December 7 and 21 from 2-4pm; January 11 and 25 from 2-4pm; and February 8 and 22 from 2-4pm.
Watch the ABC7 News Good Morning Washington Segment “Iconic Images, Local Roots”
Interview with Rose Powhatan (Tauxenent-Pamunkey descent)
Gallery
