Toni Frissell: Tuskegee Airmen photo exhibit to open Feb. 10

The Biggs Museum of American Art presents Toni Frissell: In Italy with the Tuskegee Airmen, a historical photography exhibit, will open to the public to view online and for reservations to view in person beginning Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Toni Frissell (1907-88), an eminent fashion and society photographer, held several official positions with the American Red Cross, the Women’s Army Corps and the U.S. Air Force to document World War II.

This exhibition highlights her images of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group, from the collection of the Library of Congress. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, a precursor of the U.S. Air Force.

For tickets and reservations, call 302-674-2111.

For those who cannot visit in person, free walk-through tours of the exhibition are available online at biggsmuseum.org.