{"64344":{"#nid":"64344","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Shades of Greatness Exhibit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom a painting of future Hall of Fame pitcher Willie Foster posing with young admirers to the wood carving commemorating Satchel Paige, the pieces showcased in the Shades of Greatness exhibit at Georgia Tech weave together the story of the Negro Leagues of Baseball. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe traveling exhibit, which will be at Georgia Tech until March 20, is being housed at the Institute\u2019s Library, located at 704 Cherry St., in the Neely Gallery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe exhibit is free and open to the public. A photo ID is required for entry into the library. Exhibit hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECo-sponsored by the steering committee for the yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the matriculation of the first black students to Tech and the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, the exhibit was brought to campus as part of the anniversary celebration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Shades of Greatness exhibit was developed in 2003 by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo. The museum commissioned artists to create 35 works that interpret various themes and stories from Negro Leagues history.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA special program highlighting the exhibit will be held 4 p.m. on March 3 in room 105 of the Smith Building. The symposium will feature speaker James A. Riley, dean of Negro League history. It will also include a panel discussion by Douglas Flamming, professor in the School of History, Technology and Society, Ivan Allen College; Lucius Sanford, executive director of the Letterwinner Association, Georgia Tech Athletic Association; and Danny Hall, head baseball coach, Georgia Tech Athletic Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe panel will be moderated by Eleanor Alexander, associate professor in the School of History, Technology and Society and is sponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Shades of Greatness exhibit showcases art inspired by Negro League baseball and will be at the library until March 20.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Shades of Greatness exhibit showcases art inspired by Negro League baseball and will be at the library until March 20."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-02-18 15:12:30","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:54:14","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-02-11T09:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-03-20T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-03-20T16:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-02-11 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-03-20 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-03-20 20:00:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20110318T230000Z;WKST=SU","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/50thanniversary","title":"50th Anniversary website"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/album.php?aid=120255\u0026id=79873932006","title":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/album.php?..."}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11963","name":"50th Anniversary"},{"id":"125","name":"art"},{"id":"4124","name":"baseball"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"126","name":"exhibit"},{"id":"167448","name":"Shades of Greatness"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}