Reservations required. \;
Free for CAM Members and NSCDA Ohio Members\; General public $10\; Students $5.
Registration will open on Monday\ , April 6\, 2026.

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Join Dr. Tiffany Momon\, Associate Professor of History at Sewanee : The University of the South\, for an exploration of \;the ski ll\, labor\, \;and lived \;experiences of Black craftspeopl e in 18th-century Charleston\, South Carolina. Focusing on builders\, fur niture makers\, and other artisans\, the presentation shows how their&nbs p\;expertise \;shaped the city’s physical landscape and material culture amid the realities of enslavement. By foregrounding craf tsmanship as both economic power and cultural expression\, this lecture c enters Black makers as formative figures in Charleston’s history and call s for a renewed understanding of authorship and legacy in the colonial-era \;built environment. \;
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Talk begins \;in \;the Fath Auditorium at 2 p.m. with tea and light bites to follow in the Great Hall and Terrace Caf é. \;

About the Speaker: \;

Dr. Tiffany Momon is an Associate Professo r of History at Sewanee: The University of the South\, where she&nb sp\;advances \;the field of public history through teaching\, r esearch\, and community-engaged scholarship. Her work is dedicated to doc umenting and preserving African American histories and material culture\, with a particular emphasis on community-based projects and the digital h umanities. Dr. Momon is the founder and co-director of the Black Craftspe ople Digital Archive\, a groundbreaking project that recovers and centers the lives and contributions of Black artisans and craftspeople in Americ an history. Her current exhibition\, \;Fighting for Fre edom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence\, traces the liv es and experiences of Black craftspeople from the American Revolution thr ough Reconstruction\, emphasizing the many and varied ways they pursued a nd defined freedom on their own terms. A sought-after lecturer\, Dr. Momo n has spoken on Black craftspeople and material culture at some of the na tion's most prestigious institutions\, including the Colonial Williamsbur g Foundation\, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts\, the Metropo litan Museum of Art\, and the Georgia Museum of Art.

Presented by:

The National Society of Th e Colonial Dames of America in the State of Ohio.

Colonial Dames Talk and Tea graciously underwritten by the L. W. Scott Alter Trust.

If you need accessibility accommodations\, please contact us in advance at \;access@cincyart.org \;or fill out the \;accessibility request form.