Case installation showing the 1960s diner themed furniture and flooring, 1960s street sign displayed as a business awning, and two back walls coordinated according to the individual story displayed.
Each display tier is associated with a specific entrepreneur's story, while the overall case layout alludes to the theme of business in the 1960s.
The right wall of the case told the specific story of a beautician who contributed her earnings to the civil rights movement.
"Black Main Street"
For the National Museum of American History, I designed a temporary exhibit case highlighting the entrepreneurial contribution of African Americans to the civil rights movement in 1960s Greenville, South Carolina. I worked with the curator to tell three different stories in the small space of a single case.
I designed the exhibit furniture, graphic elements, and object labels to help orient the visitor to which story was being told and how it connected to the larger theme.