Curator Tour: The Jewelry of Douriean Fletcher

Location: Meet in the Centre Street lobby Registration Required. Contemporary jewelry artist Douriean Fletcher uses the power of adornment to tell stories and express Black identity through her work in film and television, including Marvel Studio’s Black Panther films, Coming 2 America (2021), and Roots (2016). Curator Christine Sciacca will present the highlights of the exhibition through Fletcher’s formative years, her work in film and television, and recent examples of her independent jewelry practice. REGISTER Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture is dedicated to jewelry artist Douriean Fletcher, whose work has shaped the cinematic worlds of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther films and Coming 2 America. The exhibition explores the self-taught metalsmith’s jewelry as a powerful narrative tool in art, Black identity, and visual storytelling and spotlights works from the Walters collection that inspired the artist. The exhibition is on view from April 18 to August 9 in our… View Source