Exhibition:
March 20, 2018 through May 4, 2018
Kirkwood Hall Gallery, Room 112 | Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 12pm - 5pm
Special events:
Bill Blass lecture with Fran Morris-Rosman, Director of the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation:
Monday, March 19, 2:30 - 3:45 pm | FA 015
Screening of St. Louis Blues:
Monday, March 19, 7:00 pm | IU Cinema
The film will be preceded by a special live performance from Monika Herzig, Senior Lecturer in SPEA
Exhibition Opening Reception:
Tuesday, March 20, 5:00 pm | Kirkwood Hall Gallery, Room 112
Celebrating a Jazz Icon: 100 Years of Ella Fitzgerald is an exhibition featuring pieces from Ella Fitzgerald’s wardrobe from the Sage Collection, as well as images, albums, sheet music, and books from the Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, and the Great American Songbook Foundation. The exhibition and events are part of a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of this treasured American artist.
Exhibition assistance provided by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation. The exhibition and events are held in collaboration with and sponsored by The Great American Songbook Foundation, The Indiana University Cinema, and The IU Black Film Center/Archive.