“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.
The History of L.A.’s African American Miniature Museum
How and why a Los Angeles folk artist created a vast array of intricate dioramas to form the African American Miniature Museum.