For Immediate Release: September 4, 2008

BANNED AND RECOVERED EXHIBIT OPENS
AT AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY

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WHAT: Opening reception for Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship, an exhibition at two venues, at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO). More than 60 artists interpret banned or challenged books in their chosen medium in response to the suppression of literary art. The exhibition at AAMLO runs from September 5 – December 31, 2008. The exhibition at the San Francisco Center for the Books runs from August 15 – November 26, 2008.

WHO : The African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO), a division of the Oakland Public Library, and the San Francisco Center for the Book

WHEN & WHERE : Friday, September 5, 6 – 8 p.m.

African American Museum and Library at Oakland

659 14 th Street (near Preservation Park)

Gallery hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 12 – 5:30 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION :

Call AAMLO (510) 637-0200 or the San Francisco Center for the Book, (415) 565-0545.

** IMAGES & LIST OF ARTISTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST **

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