“Art of Mourning” Exhibition

Hand colored mourning photograph from the collection of Stanley B. Burns MD, author of Sleeping Beauty and founder of The Burns Archive.

An exhibition curated by Joanna Ebenstein and Evan Michelson
Exhibition Opening Party: Friday, June 27 (more here)
On View: Saturday, June 28 - December 4, 2014
*** Offsite at the Morbid Anatomy Museum ( New Location ) : 424A 3rd Ave (Corner of 7th St), Brooklyn, NY 11215

An exhibition showcasing decorative arts relating to mourning culture from the 18th to the 20th century including post-mortem photography; hair art shadowboxes and jewelry; memorial cards; mourning paraphernalia; death masks; and spirit photography. Curated by Joanna Ebenstein and Evan Michelson and featuring astounding, never before exhibited artifacts from the private collection of Stanley B. Burns MD, author of Sleeping Beauty and founder of The Burns Archive. Also included will be pieces from the collections of Karen Bachmann, Jennifer Berman, Elizabeth A. Burns, Jennifer Butkevich, Alice Lease Dana, Tracy Hurley Martin, Evan Michelson and Mike Zohn.

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