“We owe our ancestors a debt.” For years, folk artist Karen Collins and her husband built these shadow boxes and crafted these intricate dioramas to form the African American Miniature Museum, which reflects the history of African Americans in the United States. This painstakingly hand-crafted miniature museum is a way for Collins to teach future generations about their history and lineage in the country. Watch the full video to hear Collins’s story.
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Learn more about Collins’s work at
https://www.africanamericanminiaturemuseum.com/
CREDITS:
A film by Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman
Executive Producers
Doug Baldinger
Chris Naka
Director of Photography
Bill Meese
Co-Producer
Todd Lerew
Special Thanks
L.A. Library and the “21 Collections” exhibit, where Collins’s work was featured from 2018-2019.