Getty's Conserving Black Modernism Adds Five New Sites
In its fourth funding cycle, the Getty Foundation's Conserving Black Modernism initiative, which was established in 2022 through the National Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, has revealed five additional beneficiary sites. Currently, the initiative aids 26 historic locations across 17 states and Washington, D.C. This year's funding will support conservation planning, professional development, and storytelling initiatives for a variety of structures. The newly selected sites include: the Southwest Corridor Project in Boston, MA (1969-1987); St. Mark AME Zion Church in East Chicago, IN (1973); Park-Johnson Hall at Fisk University in Nashville, TN (1954); Martin Luther King Jr. Humanities Center at Texas Southern University in Houston, TX (1969); and Central City Plaza in Milwaukee, WI (1973).
Key facts
- The Getty Foundation's Conserving Black Modernism program announced five new beneficiary sites for its fourth funding cycle.
- The program was launched in 2022 as part of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust.
- It has expanded to support 26 historic sites across 17 states and the District of Columbia.
- The five new sites are in Boston, East Chicago, Nashville, Houston, and Milwaukee.
- The Southwest Corridor Project in Boston includes the Ruggles MBTA station and a 52-acre park, designed by Stull & Lee, Inc.
- St. Mark AME Zion Church in East Chicago was designed by Wendell Campbell, co-founder of NOMA.
- Park-Johnson Hall at Fisk University was designed by McKissack & McKissack, the oldest African American-owned architecture firm in the U.S.
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Humanities Center in Houston was designed by John Saunders Chase Jr., the first licensed African American architect in Texas.
- Central City Plaza in Milwaukee was designed by Alonzo Robinson Jr., the first licensed African American architect in Wisconsin.
- The grants fund conservation planning, professional training, and community engagement.
Entities
Artists
- Wendell Campbell
- Moses McKissack III
- John Saunders Chase Jr.
- Alonzo Robinson Jr.
- M. David Lee
- Stull & Lee, Inc.
- McKissack & McKissack
- Alvar Aalto
- Aino Marsio-Aalto
- Elissa Aalto
Institutions
- Getty Foundation
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
- Indiana Landmarks
- Fisk University
- Texas Southern University
- National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA)
- MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)
- Salvation Army
- UNESCO
- Dallas City Hall
- I.M. Pei & Partners
- Sociedad Chilena de Autores e Intérpretes (SCD)
- Stull & Lee, Inc.
- MBTA (Metro Boston Transit Authority)
- National Organization of Minority Architects
- McKissack & McKissack
- U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
- The Salvation Army
Locations
- Boston
- Massachusetts
- East Chicago
- Indiana
- Nashville
- Tennessee
- Houston
- Texas
- Milwaukee
- Wisconsin
- United States
- Washington, D.C.
- Tashkent
- Finland
- Dallas
- Chile
- Valparaíso