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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Digital Archive Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980
Art Alonzo Davis, Self-Portrait Inside Series
Self-Portrait Inside Series, by Alonzo Davis, 1975

Alonzo Davis, Artist
Self-Portrait Inside Series , 1975

Medium
Mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
71 1/4 x 60 in. (181 x 152.4 cm)
Credit Line
Collection of the artist. Photo by Ed Glendinning

In this assemblage painting, a blindfolded portrait bust of the artist is flanked by left- and right-facing profiles, conveying the impression of a rotating image. Davis has painted the map of the United States on the background of the right side of the painting and that of Africa on the left. The imagery that he used to construct his likeness, the repeated portrait, the blindfold, and the representations of places reference a mixed African and African American history, and the impact that this has had on the artist.