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Allon Schoener, 95, Dies; Curator Caught in Furor Over ‘Harlem’ Show His “Harlem on My Mind” exhibit at the Met museum in 1969 drew protests for not including works by Black artists. But since then it’s been reconsidered. Allon Schoener, second from left, with staff members of the “Harlem on My Mind” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969. With him, from left, were Reginald McGhee, Lelia Nelson and Donald Haynes. Credit.Sam Falk/The New York Times April 23, 2021Updated 4:27 p.m. ET Allon Schoener, the curator who organized the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s infamous “Harlem on My Mind” show in 1969, which caused protests that stopped traffic on Fifth Avenue because it didn’t include any paintings or sculptures by Black artists, died on April 8 in Los Angeles. He was 95.

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