A special three-part presentation of The Major Scale with Cornell Fine Arts Museum’s exhibit, African American Art in the 20th Century, on loan from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. With a bounty of bold and brilliant masterworks from the likes of Romare Bearden, Lois Mailou Jones, Jacob Lawrence and more, themes of Jazz, the Blues, social commentary and civil rights are tied together with insights from Smithsonian Curator Virginia Mecklenburg.