Horace D. Ballard on the Early Americas and Creative Intentionality

Portrait of Horace Ballard.
I am curator of pre-1900 American Art. Right now, we are in this moment in history when we, out of necessity, are questioning everything. To arrive at this moment, as the first African-American to hold the post, means to me that there are two things I need to do very quickly: the first is to listen and, in so doing, to get to know the Harvard Art Museums, the history, and the people who come in and out of it every day such as staff and team members; the second is to l