Artwork by the 'Martin Luther King of Brazil' on Exhibit at Flushing's Godwin-Ternbach Museum

They call him the “Martin Luther King of Brazil.” Abdias Nascimento was an author, playwright, senator and artist who was also a founding force in his South American country’s Black Pride movement. On April 28th, Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum will open an exhibition of 40 large-scale, brilliantly colored digital prints of Nascimento’s art which are deeply influenced by the African-Brazilian religion Candomblé, its sister religion, Santería, that originated in the Caribbean, and Haitian Vodou. There will be an opening reception on April 30th that will include a roundtable discussion on “Abdias Nascimento and Candomblé, Santería and Afro-Latino Politics in Brazil and Cuba.” This program is part of Queens College’s Year of Brazil celebration, which encompasses everything student and faculty exchanges to student-sponsored activities on culture, sports, and daily life to exhibitions, film screenings, and performances. 

Details: Artwork of Legendary Brazilian Activist, Artists and Author, Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum, 405 Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, April 28th through June 21st, free, museum is open Monday through Thursday from 11 am to 7 pm and Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. 

Top photo: Abdias Nascimento; bottom photo: Godwin Ternbach