Steven Newsome

Steven Newsome (born 1952) is an American arts and museum administrator.[1] Newsome grew up in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] He attended Trinity College, Hartford and Emory University.[1] He is the former Chief of the Office of Cultural and Educational Services in the Division of History and Cultural Program at the Department of Housing and Community Development, in Annapolis, Maryland.[1][2] He was Executive Director of the Maryland Commission on Afro-American History and Culture[2] and director of the Banneker-Douglass Museum.[1] In 1990[1] he became the director of the Anacostia Museum,[2] before retiring in 2004.[3] Newsome is the founding director of the Prince George's African American Museum & Cultural Center.[4]

Steven Newsome (right) with Acting Smithsonian Under Secretary Alan Fern in 1992.

References

  1. Trescott, Jacqueline (21 December 1990). "Director for Anacostia Museum; Smithsonian Names Steven Newsome". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. Who's Who in America, 53rd edition. New Providence: Marquis. 1999.
  3. "Newsome Retires as Director of Anacostia Museum". Smithsonian Institution Press Release. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  4. Salmon, Barrington M. (27 October 2011). "Anacostia Museum Looks to the Future as it Celebrates 44 Years". The Washington Informer. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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