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Digital Archive Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980
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Untitled (Fist), by John T. Riddle Jr., c.1965

John T. Riddle Jr., Untitled (Fist), c. 1965

Watts Uprising Remains, by Noah Purifoy, c.1965-66

Noah Purifoy, Watts Uprising Remains, c. 1965-66

The Lifted X, by Melvin Edwards, 1965

Melvin Edwards, The Lifted X, 1965

August the Squared Fire, by Melvin Edwards, 1965

Melvin Edwards, August the Squared Fire, 1965

Structure Nine, by Virginia Jaramillo, March 5, 1965

Virginia Jaramillo, Structure Nine, March 5, 1965

Untitled, by Mark di Suvero, c.1965

Mark di Suvero, Untitled, c. 1965

Crux, by Melvin Edwards, 1965

Melvin Edwards, Crux, 1965

Big Red, by Daniel LaRue Johnson, 1964

Daniel LaRue Johnson, Big Red, 1964

Untitled, by Daniel LaRue Johnson, 1964

Daniel LaRue Johnson, Untitled, 1964

Birmingham Totem, by Charles White, 1964

Charles White, Birmingham Totem, 1964

The New Jemima, by Joe Overstreet, 1964

Joe Overstreet, The New Jemima, 1964, 1970

Afro-Phoenix #2, by Melvin Edwards, 1964

Melvin Edwards, Afro-Phoenix #2, 1964