Writing Black Lives

Design Consultant

for: Paula C. Austin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of History, African American Studies

at: Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center (HGARC) at Boston University,

Spring 2020

Jessie directed student design work on the Writing Black Lives exhibition at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center (HGARC) at Boston University. Jessie worked with curator, professor Paula C. Austin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of History, African American Studies to envision the design narrative and expression of Black authors and their writing in the exhibition space. She worked with students to design the exhibition graphics and treatment of object scans.

Student design team:

Olivia Williams, CFA, Graphic Design, BFA

Danielle Fretwell, CFA, Painting, MFA