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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 Suzanne Jackson, Triplical Communications
Triplical Communications, by Suzanne Jackson, 1969

Suzanne Jackson, Artist
Triplical Communications , 1969

Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
72 x 54 in. (182.9 x 137.2 cm)
Credit Line
Private collection. Photo by Ed Glendinning

In 1968 Suzanne Jackson founded Gallery 32, an institution that had a strong impact on the black art scene in Los Angeles, despite being open for only three years. Jackson exhibited art that would not have been seen elsewhere, including the work of David Hammons and Betye Saar. Influenced by Charles White's advocacy of community activism, Gallery 32 served as a meeting space for myriad social and artistic causes. Triplical Communications reflects Jackson's largely figurative style during that time. As the title suggests, this painting shows three figures—one of them upside down—engaged in ancestral-spiritual communication.

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