Documentation
Documentation
After exhibiting at the Hammer Museum, Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980 traveled to two other venues: MoMA Ps1 in Long Island City, New York, and Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The documentation images in this section demonstrate how the exhibition changed at each stop of its tour, from the installation of the artwork, to the opening celebrations, to the publicity materials. To download a complete list of the works that showed at each venue, visit the Exhibition Checklists page.
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![Exhibition entryway sign. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Exhibition entryway sign. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Maren Hassinger, "River," 2011. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Maren Hassinger, River, 2011. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Maren Hassinger, "River," 2011. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Maren Hassinger, River, 2011. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "The Lifted X," 1965; background: Charles White, "Birmingham Totem," 1964. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, The Lifted X, 1965; background: Charles White, Birmingham Totem, 1964. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Exhibition signage: Artists & Artist Friends. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Exhibition signage: Artists & Artist Friends. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Four works by Melvin Edwards, left to right: "Some Bright Morning," 1963, "Afro-Phoenix #2," 1964, "Mojo for 1404," 1964, and "August the Squared Fire," 1965. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Four works by Melvin Edwards, left to right: Some Bright Morning, 1963, Afro-Phoenix #2, 1964, Mojo for 1404, 1964, and August the Squared Fire, 1965. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Two works by William Pajaud, left to right: "Holy Family," c. 1965 and "Sea Bird on Nest," n.d. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Two works by William Pajaud, left to right: Holy Family, c. 1965 and Sea Bird on Nest, n.d. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Wall: four works by Melvin Edwards, from left to right: "Some Bright Morning," 1963, "Afro-Phoenix #2," 1964, "Mojo for 1404," 1964, and "August the Squared Fire," 1965; hanging: Melvin Edwards, "Double Chain," 1966. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Wall: four works by Melvin Edwards, from left to right: Some Bright Morning, 1963, Afro-Phoenix #2, 1964, Mojo for 1404, 1964, and August the Squared Fire, 1965; hanging: Melvin Edwards, Double Chain, 1966. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Melvin Edwards, "Double Chain," 1966. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Melvin Edwards, Double Chain, 1966. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "The Fourth Circle," 1966; left wall and hanging: five more works by Melvin Edwards; right wall: Charles White, "Harriet," 1972. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, The Fourth Circle, 1966; left wall and hanging: five more works by Melvin Edwards; right wall: Charles White, Harriet, 1972. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "The Fourth Circle," 1966; hanging: Melvin Edwards, "Double Chain," 1966; wall: three works by Charles White, from left to right: "Harriet,", 1972, "Black Pope (Sandwich Board Man)," 1973, and "Mississippi," 1972. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, The Fourth Circle, 1966; hanging: Melvin Edwards, Double Chain, 1966; wall: three works by Charles White, from left to right: Harriet, 1972, Black Pope (Sandwich Board Man), 1973, and Mississippi, 1972. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "August the Squared Fire," 1965; left wall: multiple works by Charles White; right wall: multiple works by Samella Lewis. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, August the Squared Fire, 1965; left wall: multiple works by Charles White; right wall: multiple works by Samella Lewis. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "August the Squared Fire," 1965; back wall and hanging: multiple works by Melvin Edwards; right wall: multiple works by Charles White. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, August the Squared Fire, 1965; back wall and hanging: multiple works by Melvin Edwards; right wall: multiple works by Charles White. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge, from left to right: "Case in Point," from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970, "Untitled," c. 1974–76, and "Captive Image #4," from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76; right wall: multiple works by John Outterbridge; left wall: multiple assemblages by Noah Purifoy and John T. Riddle Jr. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge, from left to right: Case in Point, from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970, Untitled, c. 1974–76, and Captive Image #4, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76; right wall: multiple works by John Outterbridge; left wall: multiple assemblages by Noah Purifoy and John T. Riddle Jr. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Back wall: four works by Noah Purifoy, from left to right: "Pressure," c. 1966, "Untitled," 1970, "Untitled (Assemblage)," 1967, "Zulu #4," n.d.; foreground, from left to right: two works by John T. Riddle Jr., "Panthers," 1970s and "Untitled," c. 1970, Noah Purifoy, "Watts Uprising Remains," c. 1965–66. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Back wall: four works by Noah Purifoy, from left to right: Pressure, c. 1966, Untitled, 1970, Untitled (Assemblage), 1967, Zulu #4, n.d.; foreground, from left to right: two works by John T. Riddle Jr., Panthers, 1970s and Untitled, c. 1970, Noah Purifoy, Watts Uprising Remains, c. 1965–66. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Four works by John Outterbridge, from left to right: "Eastside-Westside," from the Containment Series, c. 1970, "Urban Man," from the Ethnic Heritage Group, 1981, "No Time for Jivin'," from the Containment Series, 1969, and "Jive Ass Bird," from the Rag Man Series, 1971. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Four works by John Outterbridge, from left to right: Eastside-Westside, from the Containment Series, c. 1970, Urban Man, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, 1981, No Time for Jivin', from the Containment Series, 1969, and Jive Ass Bird, from the Rag Man Series, 1971. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Standing: three works by John T. Riddle Jr., from left to right: "Gradual Troop Withdrawal," 1970, "Untitled (Fist)," c. 1965, and "Ghetto Merchant," 1966; left wall: Alonzo Davis, "Self-Portrait Inside Series," 1975; right wall, from left to right: vitrine with three works by Daniel LaRue Johnson, Daniel LaRue Johnson, "Freedom Now, Number 1," 1963–64, and Noah Purifoy, "Pressure," c. 1966. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Standing: three works by John T. Riddle Jr., from left to right: Gradual Troop Withdrawal, 1970, Untitled (Fist), c. 1965, and Ghetto Merchant, 1966; left wall: Alonzo Davis, Self-Portrait Inside Series, 1975; right wall, from left to right: vitrine with three works by Daniel LaRue Johnson, Daniel LaRue Johnson, Freedom Now, Number 1, 1963–64, and Noah Purifoy, Pressure, c. 1966. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Five works by Betye Saar, from left to right: "Mystic Window for Leo," 1966, "Gris-Gris Box," 1972, "Black Girl's Window," 1969, "Let Me Entertain You," 1972, and "Vision of El Cremo," 1967. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Five works by Betye Saar, from left to right: Mystic Window for Leo, 1966, Gris-Gris Box, 1972, Black Girl's Window, 1969, Let Me Entertain You, 1972, and Vision of El Cremo, 1967. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Betye Saar, "Indigo Mercy," 1975. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Betye Saar, Indigo Mercy, 1975. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games," 1969; background: works by Betye Saar, John T. Riddle Jr., Noah Purifoy, and John Outterbridge. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969; background: works by Betye Saar, John T. Riddle Jr., Noah Purifoy, and John Outterbridge. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Betye Saar, "Spirit Catcher," 1977. Immediately behind, from left to right: Betye Saar, "Indigo Mercy," 1975 and Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games," 1969. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Betye Saar, Spirit Catcher, 1977. Immediately behind, from left to right: Betye Saar, Indigo Mercy, 1975 and Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Betye Saar, "Indigo Mercy," 1975; background: works by Betye Saar, John T. Riddle Jr., Noah Purifoy, and John Outterbridge. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Betye Saar, Indigo Mercy, 1975; background: works by Betye Saar, John T. Riddle Jr., Noah Purifoy, and John Outterbridge. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Works by Betye Saar, John T. Riddle Jr., Noah Purifoy, John Outterbridge, Dale Brockman Davis, and Alonzo Davis. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Works by Betye Saar, John T. Riddle Jr., Noah Purifoy, John Outterbridge, Dale Brockman Davis, and Alonzo Davis. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Betye Saar, "Spirit Catcher," 1977; background: works by Betye Saar, John T. Riddle Jr., Noah Purifoy, John Outterbridge, Dale Brockman Davis, and Alonzo Davis. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Betye Saar, Spirit Catcher, 1977; background: works by Betye Saar, John T. Riddle Jr., Noah Purifoy, John Outterbridge, Dale Brockman Davis, and Alonzo Davis. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Standing from left to right: Betye Saar, "Imitation of Life," 1975 and Houston Conwill, "Drum," c. 1975–80; left wall from left to right: Melvin Edwards, "Double Chain," 1966 and Dale Brockman Davis, "Swept," 1970; right wall from left to right: John Altoon, "Portrait of a Spanish Poet," 1959 and Gordon Wagner, "Between Heaven and Hell," 1960–65. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Standing from left to right: Betye Saar, Imitation of Life, 1975 and Houston Conwill, Drum, c. 1975–80; left wall from left to right: Melvin Edwards, Double Chain, 1966 and Dale Brockman Davis, Swept, 1970; right wall from left to right: John Altoon, Portrait of a Spanish Poet, 1959 and Gordon Wagner, Between Heaven and Hell, 1960–65. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Left wall: Marie Johnson Calloway, "School Crossing Guard," 1970s; right wall, from left to right: two works by Ron Miyashiro, "Concord #10," 1963 and "Concord #12," 1963–64, John Outterbridge, "Let Us Tie Down Loose Ends," from the Containment Series, c. 1968, and Melvin Edwards, "Double Chain," 1966; vitrine: Betye Saar, "Imitation of Life," 1975. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Left wall: Marie Johnson Calloway, School Crossing Guard, 1970s; right wall, from left to right: two works by Ron Miyashiro, Concord #10, 1963 and Concord #12, 1963–64, John Outterbridge, Let Us Tie Down Loose Ends, from the Containment Series, c. 1968, and Melvin Edwards, Double Chain, 1966; vitrine: Betye Saar, Imitation of Life, 1975. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Left wall, from left to right: Daniel LaRue Johnson, "Big Red," 1964 and two works by Virginia Jaramillo, "Untitled,"1960 and "Structure Nine," 1965; right wall: Joe Overstreet, "The New Jemima," 1964, 1970. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Left wall, from left to right: Daniel LaRue Johnson, Big Red, 1964 and two works by Virginia Jaramillo, Untitled, 1960 and Structure Nine, 1965; right wall: Joe Overstreet, The New Jemima, 1964, 1970. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Left wall, from left to right: Raymond Saunders, "American Dream," 1968, John Altoon, "Portrait of a Spanish Poet," 1959, and Gordon Wagner, "Between Heaven and Hell," 1960–65; right wall: Daniel LaRue Johnson, "Big Red," 1964. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Left wall, from left to right: Raymond Saunders, American Dream, 1968, John Altoon, Portrait of a Spanish Poet, 1959, and Gordon Wagner, Between Heaven and Hell, 1960–65; right wall: Daniel LaRue Johnson, Big Red, 1964. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Left wall: Joe Overstreet, "The New Jemima," 1964, 1970; right wall, from left to right: David Hammons, "Untitled," 1976, two works by Charles Gaines, "Falling Leaves #5," 1979 and "FACES: Set #4, Stephan W. Walls," 1978. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Left wall: Joe Overstreet, The New Jemima, 1964, 1970; right wall, from left to right: David Hammons, Untitled, 1976, two works by Charles Gaines, Falling Leaves #5, 1979 and FACES: Set #4, Stephan W. Walls, 1978. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Left wall: three videos by Ulysses Jenkins; right wall: David Hammons, "Bag Lady in Flight," 1970s. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Left wall: three videos by Ulysses Jenkins; right wall: David Hammons, Bag Lady in Flight, 1970s. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Left wall: David Hammons, "Bag Lady in Flight," 1970s; back wall: four works by Fred Eversley, "Untitled," 1976, "Untitled," 1973, "Untitled," 1973, and "Untitled," 1978; right wall: Suzanne Jackson, "Apparitional Visitations," 1973. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Left wall: David Hammons, Bag Lady in Flight, 1970s; back wall: four works by Fred Eversley, Untitled, 1976, Untitled, 1973, Untitled, 1973, and Untitled, 1978; right wall: Suzanne Jackson, Apparitional Visitations, 1973. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Left wall: four works by Suzanne Jackson, from left to right: "Untitled," 1970s, "Triplical Communications," 1969, "Watch Mist," c. 1975, and "Sundown," 1974; right wall: three videos by Ulysses Jenkins. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Left wall: four works by Suzanne Jackson, from left to right: Untitled, 1970s, Triplical Communications, 1969, Watch Mist, c. 1975, and Sundown, 1974; right wall: three videos by Ulysses Jenkins. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Houston Conwill, "Drum," c. 1975–80; standing behind, from left to right: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase," c. 1980, John T. Riddle Jr., "America's Problem Solver," 1970s; right wall: Fred Eversley, "Untitled," 1984; background: works by Sister Karen Boccalero, Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, Suzanne Jackson, and others. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Houston Conwill, Drum, c. 1975–80; standing behind, from left to right: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980, John T. Riddle Jr., America's Problem Solver, 1970s; right wall: Fred Eversley, Untitled, 1984; background: works by Sister Karen Boccalero, Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, Suzanne Jackson, and others. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Maren Hassinger, "A Place for Nature," 2011; background: works by Senga Nengudi. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, A Place for Nature, 2011; background: works by Senga Nengudi. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Maren Hassinger, "A Place for Nature," 2011; background: works by Senga Nengudi and David Hammons. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, A Place for Nature, 2011; background: works by Senga Nengudi and David Hammons. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Foreground: Maren Hassinger, "A Place for Nature," 2011; background: works by Senga Nengudi and David Hammons. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, A Place for Nature, 2011; background: works by Senga Nengudi and David Hammons. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photography by Robert Wedemeyer. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in gallery during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Jonathan Nguy. -
![Guests in courtyard during the opening of "Now Dig This!," DJ spinning in foreground. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in courtyard during the opening of Now Dig This!, DJ spinning in foreground. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Jonathan Nguy. -
![Young guest in gallery during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Young guest in gallery during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Jonathan Nguy. -
![Guests in courtyard during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in courtyard during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Jonathan Nguy. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in gallery during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Jonathan Nguy. -
![Guests in courtyard during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in courtyard during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Jonathan Nguy. -
![Guests in courtyard during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in courtyard during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Jonathan Nguy. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in gallery during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Guests look at Noah Purifoy, "Watts Uprising Remains," c. 1965–66 during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests look at Noah Purifoy, Watts Uprising Remains, c. 1965–66 during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![View of the courtyard, with lanterns designed by artist Jorge Pardo, during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
View of the courtyard, with lanterns designed by artist Jorge Pardo, during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in gallery during the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Guests in line for the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Guests in line for the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Artist Charles Gaines (right) signs an exhibition catalogue at the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Artist Charles Gaines (right) signs an exhibition catalogue at the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Curatorial fellow Naima Keith and artist Suzanne Jackson at the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Curatorial fellow Naima Keith and artist Suzanne Jackson at the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Artist John Outterbridge embraces a guest at the opening of "Now Dig This!" Actor Roger Guenveur Smith stands behind him. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Artist John Outterbridge embraces a guest at the opening of Now Dig This! Actor Roger Guenveur Smith stands behind him. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Artist Raymond Saunders (center, in magenta) and guests at the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Artist Raymond Saunders (center, in magenta) and guests at the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Artist Betye Saar (right) and guest at the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Artist Betye Saar (right) and guest at the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Artist Raymond Saunders (left) dances with a guest at the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA]()
Artist Raymond Saunders (left) dances with a guest at the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Artist Ulysses Jenkins (second from right) and guests at the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Artist Ulysses Jenkins (second from right) and guests at the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Artist Betye Saar (third from left) and guests at the opening of "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Artist Betye Saar (third from left) and guests at the opening of Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Design for Artforum advertisement for "Now Dig This!" featuring David Hammons, "America the Beautiful, 1968." Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Design for Artforum advertisement for Now Dig This! featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Preliminary street pole banner design for "Now Dig This!" featuring David Hammons, "America the Beautiful," 1968. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Preliminary street pole banner design for Now Dig This! featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Back design for family pass to "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Back design for family pass to Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Back design for invitation to the opening of "Now Dig This!," October 1, 2011. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Back design for invitation to the opening of Now Dig This!, October 1, 2011. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Front design for invitation to the opening of "Now Dig This!," October 1, 2011. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Front design for invitation to the opening of Now Dig This!, October 1, 2011. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Front design for family pass to "Now Dig This!," featuring Charles White, "Love Letter #1," 1971. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Front design for family pass to Now Dig This!, featuring Charles White, Love Letter #1, 1971. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Design for invitation to the Director's Reception for "Now Dig This!," October 1, 2011. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Design for invitation to the Director's Reception for Now Dig This!, October 1, 2011. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Design for Los Angeles Times advertisement for "Now Dig This!" featuring David Hammons, "America the Beautiful," 1968. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Design for Los Angeles Times advertisement for Now Dig This! featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Design for newspaper advertisement for public programs related to "Now Dig This!," featuring photo of Senga Nengudi. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Design for newspaper advertisement for public programs related to Now Dig This!, featuring photo of Senga Nengudi. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Design for OurWeekly advertisement featuring "Constant Elevation: The L.A. Black Arts Movement Through Spoken Word" on November 1, 2011, in conjunction with "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Design for OurWeekly advertisement featuring "Constant Elevation: The L.A. Black Arts Movement Through Spoken Word" on November 1, 2011, in conjunction with Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Street pole banner design for "Now Dig This!" featuring David Hammons, "America the Beautiful," 1968. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Street pole banner design for Now Dig This! featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Design for OurWeekly advertisement featuring "Taste and Style Just Aren't Enough" conversation on November 15, 2011, in conjunction with "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Design for OurWeekly advertisement featuring "Taste and Style Just Aren't Enough" conversation on November 15, 2011, in conjunction with Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Bookmark design for "Now Dig This!" featuring David Hammons, "America the Beautiful," 1968. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Bookmark design for Now Dig This! featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Design for OurWeekly advertisement featuring Jason Moran performance on December 15, 2011, in conjunction with "Now Dig This!" Hammer Museum, Los Angeles]()
Design for OurWeekly advertisement featuring Jason Moran performance on December 15, 2011, in conjunction with Now Dig This! Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012. -
![Melvin Edwards, "Cotton Hangup," 1966. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Melvin Edwards, Cotton Hangup, 1966. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "The Lifted X," 1965; left wall: four works by Melvin Edwards; back wall: Charles White, "Birmingham Totem," 1964; right wall: Charles White, "Black Pope (Sandwich Board Man)," 1973. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, The Lifted X, 1965; left wall: four works by Melvin Edwards; back wall: Charles White, Birmingham Totem, 1964; right wall: Charles White, Black Pope (Sandwich Board Man), 1973. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Maren Hassinger, "A Place for Nature," 2011; left wall: David Hammons," Afro Asian Eclipse (or Black China)," 1979 and Charles Gaines, "FACES: Set #4, Stephan W. Walls," 1978; right wall: David Hammons, "Bag Lady in Flight," 1970s. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, A Place for Nature, 2011; left wall: David Hammons, Afro Asian Eclipse (or Black China), 1979 and Charles Gaines, FACES: Set #4, Stephan W. Walls, 1978; right wall: David Hammons, Bag Lady in Flight, 1970s. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge; left and back walls: works by Betye Saar; right wall: Noah Purifoy, "Untitled (Assemblage)," 1967. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge; left and back walls: works by Betye Saar; right wall: Noah Purifoy, Untitled (Assemblage), 1967. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "The Lifted X," 1965; background: works by Melvin Edwards and William Pajaud. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, The Lifted X, 1965; background: works by Melvin Edwards and William Pajaud. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge, from left to right: "Untitled," c. 1974–76, "Captive Image #4," from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76, and "Case in Point," from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970; background: works by Betye Saar, John Outterbridge, and Melvin Edwards. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge, from left to right: Untitled, c. 1974–76, Captive Image #4, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76, and Case in Point, from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970; background: works by Betye Saar, John Outterbridge, and Melvin Edwards. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge; background: works by John Outterbridge and Betye Saar. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge; background: works by John Outterbridge and Betye Saar. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Betye Saar, "Indigo Mercy," 1975; background: works by Betye Saar, from left to right: "Mystic Window for Leo," 1966, "Imitation of Life," 1975, "Let Me Entertain You," 1972, and "Gris-Gris Box," 1972. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Betye Saar, Indigo Mercy, 1975; background: works by Betye Saar, from left to right: Mystic Window for Leo, 1966, Imitation of Life, 1975, Let Me Entertain You, 1972, and Gris-Gris Box, 1972. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: two works by John T. Riddle Jr.," Panthers," 1970s and "Untitled," c. 1970; left wall: Alonzo Davis, "Self-Portrait Inside Series," 1975; right wall: Alonzo Davis, "Pan African Direction III," 1973 and Raymond Saunders, "American Dream," 1968. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: two works by John T. Riddle Jr., Panthers, 1970s and Untitled, c. 1970; left wall: Alonzo Davis, Self-Portrait Inside Series, 1975; right wall: Alonzo Davis, Pan African Direction III, 1973 and Raymond Saunders, American Dream, 1968. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: six works by John T. Riddle Jr.; background: works by Dale Brockman Davis and Noah Purifoy, "Zulu #4," n.d. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: six works by John T. Riddle Jr.; background: works by Dale Brockman Davis and Noah Purifoy, Zulu #4, n.d. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Five works by Betye Saar, from left to right: "To Catch a Unicorn," 1960, "Prelude to Autumn," 1962, "Anticipation," 1961, "Black Girl's Window," 1969, and "Mystic Window for Leo," 1966. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Five works by Betye Saar, from left to right: To Catch a Unicorn, 1960, Prelude to Autumn, 1962, Anticipation, 1961, Black Girl's Window, 1969, and Mystic Window for Leo, 1966. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: two works by John T. Riddle Jr.; background: four works by Riddle; right wall: Alonzo Davis, "Self-Portrait Inside Series," 1975. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: two works by John T. Riddle Jr.; background: four works by Riddle; right wall: Alonzo Davis, Self-Portrait Inside Series, 1975. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Mark di Suvero, "Untitled," c. 1965 and Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games,"1969; background: works by Daniel LaRue Johnson and Dale Brockman Davis. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Mark di Suvero, Untitled, c. 1965 and Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969; background: works by Daniel LaRue Johnson and Dale Brockman Davis. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Mark di Suvero, "Untitled," c. 1965 and Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games," 1969; background: works by John Outterbridge, Ron Miyashiro, Virginia Jaramillo, and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Mark di Suvero, Untitled, c. 1965 and Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969; background: works by John Outterbridge, Ron Miyashiro, Virginia Jaramillo, and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Four works by David Hammons, from left to right: "America the Beautiful," 1968, "Three Spades," 1971, "Bird," 1973, and "Untitled," 1969. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Four works by David Hammons, from left to right: America the Beautiful, 1968, Three Spades, 1971, Bird, 1973, and Untitled, 1969. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games," 1969 and "Arabian Nights, #2," c. 1969–70; background: Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, "Taste and Style Just Aren't Enough" flyer, 1970 and Daniel LaRue Johnson, "Big Red," 1964. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969 and Arabian Nights, #2, c. 1969–70; background: Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Taste and Style Just Aren't Enough flyer, 1970 and Daniel LaRue Johnson, Big Red, 1964. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Mark di Suvero, "Untitled," c. 1965; background: vitrine with three works by Daniel LaRue Johnson, John Outterbridge, "Urban Man," from the Ethnic Heritage Group, 1981. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Mark di Suvero, Untitled, c. 1965; background: vitrine with three works by Daniel LaRue Johnson, John Outterbridge, Urban Man, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, 1981. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Left wall: Charles White, "Harriet,", 1972 and "Mississippi," 1972; right wall: Senga Nengudi, "Revery - R," 2011. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Left wall: Charles White, Harriet, 1972 and Mississippi, 1972; right wall: Senga Nengudi, Revery - R, 2011. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Right wall: Charles White, "Harriet," 1972 and "Mississippi," 1972; back wall: David Hammons, "Bird," 1973 and "Untitled," 1969. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Right wall: Charles White, Harriet, 1972 and Mississippi, 1972; back wall: David Hammons, Bird, 1973 and Untitled, 1969. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "Cotton Hangup," 1966; background: David Hammons,"Flight Fantasy," 1983. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, Cotton Hangup, 1966; background: David Hammons, Flight Fantasy, 1983. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY.Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Two Ulysses Jenkins videos, "Two-Zone Transfer," 1979 and "Remnants of the Watts Festival," 1972–73. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Two Ulysses Jenkins videos, Two-Zone Transfer, 1979 and Remnants of the Watts Festival, 1972–73. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase," c. 1980; left wall: Marie Johnson Calloway, "School Crossing Guard," 1970s and Alonzo Davis, "Untitled," 1978–79; right wall: three works by Fred Eversley. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980; left wall: Marie Johnson Calloway, School Crossing Guard, 1970s and Alonzo Davis, Untitled, 1978–79; right wall: three works by Fred Eversley. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Ephemera on display, including posters by Andrew Zermeño and Sister Karen Boccalero. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Ephemera on display, including posters by Andrew Zermeño and Sister Karen Boccalero. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase," c. 1980; left wall: three works by Suzanne Jackson; in corner: Houston Conwill, "Drum," 1975–80; right wall: works by Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, David Hammons, Suzanne Jackson, William Pajaud, and Tyrus Wong. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980; left wall: three works by Suzanne Jackson; in corner: Houston Conwill, Drum, 1975–80; right wall: works by Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, David Hammons, Suzanne Jackson, William Pajaud, and Tyrus Wong. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase," c. 1980; left wall: works by Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, David Hammons, and Suzanne Jackson; back wall: Marie Johnson Calloway, "School Crossing Guard," 1970s and Alonzo Davis, "Untitled," 1978–79; right wall: three works by Fred Eversley. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980; left wall: works by Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, David Hammons, and Suzanne Jackson; back wall: Marie Johnson Calloway, School Crossing Guard, 1970s and Alonzo Davis, Untitled, 1978–79; right wall: three works by Fred Eversley. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Three sculptures by Fred Eversley, from left to right: "Untitled," 1973, "Untitled," 1976, and "Untitled," 1978. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Three sculptures by Fred Eversley, from left to right: Untitled, 1973, Untitled, 1976, and Untitled, 1978. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Mark di Suvero, "Untitled," c. 1965; background: John Outterbridge, "Urban Man," from the Ethnic Heritage Group, 1981. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Mark di Suvero, Untitled, c. 1965; background: John Outterbridge, Urban Man, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, 1981. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase," c. 1980; background: works by Fred Eversley. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980; background: works by Fred Eversley. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![David Hammons, "Bird," 1973 and "Untitled," 1969. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
David Hammons, Bird, 1973 and Untitled, 1969. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase,"c. 1980; background: three works by Fred Eversley. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980; background: three works by Fred Eversley. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase," c. 1980; background: Marie Johnson Calloway, "School Crossing Guard," 1970s. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980; background: Marie Johnson Calloway, School Crossing Guard, 1970s. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge, from left to right: "Captive Image #4," from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76, "Case in Point," from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970, and "Untitled," c. 1974–76; background: Outterbridge, "No Time for Jivin'," from the Containment Series, 1969. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground: three works by John Outterbridge, from left to right: Captive Image #4, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76, Case in Point, from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970, and Untitled, c. 1974–76; background: Outterbridge, No Time for Jivin', from the Containment Series, 1969. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Foreground in corner: John Outterbridge, "Case in Point," from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970; background: four works by Betye Saar. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Foreground in corner: John Outterbridge, Case in Point, from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970; background: four works by Betye Saar. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![Maren Hassinger, "River," 2011. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Maren Hassinger, River, 2011. Installation view at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo: Matthew Septimus. -
![MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach addresses guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach addresses guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" Curator Kellie Jones sits at right foreground. MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! Curator Kellie Jones sits at right foreground. MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Curator Kellie Jones (standing) talks to PS1 Director Klaus Biesenbach at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Curator Kellie Jones (standing) talks to PS1 Director Klaus Biesenbach at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![MoMA PS1 curator Peter Eleey addresses guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
MoMA PS1 curator Peter Eleey addresses guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Curator Kellie Jones (standing) speaks to artist Charles Gaines at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Curator Kellie Jones (standing) speaks to artist Charles Gaines at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Artist Charles Gaines (center) at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Artist Charles Gaines (center) at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Artist David Hammons at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Artist David Hammons at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Curator Kellie Jones (standing, right) leads a round of applause at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Curator Kellie Jones (standing, right) leads a round of applause at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Curator Kellie Jones makes a toast at the dinner reception honoring <em>Now Dig This!</em> MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Curator Kellie Jones makes a toast at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Artist Maren Hassinger (standing, center) receives applause at the dinner reception honoring "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Artist Maren Hassinger (standing, center) receives applause at the dinner reception honoring Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" Ian White, son of "Now Dig This!" artist Charles White, stands at center. MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests in gallery during the opening reception for Now Dig This! Ian White, son of Now Dig This! artist Charles White, stands at center. MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests in gallery during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Artist David Hammons (left) and MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach (right) at the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Artist David Hammons (left) and MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach (right) at the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Exterior view of opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Exterior view of opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests in gallery during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Artist Suzanne Jackson (center) at the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Artist Suzanne Jackson (center) at the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Exhibition curator Kellie Jones speaks to a guest during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Exhibition curator Kellie Jones speaks to a guest during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests in gallery during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Exhibition curator Kellie Jones (center) speaks to guests during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Exhibition curator Kellie Jones (center) speaks to guests during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests outside the exhibition entrance during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests outside the exhibition entrance during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests in gallery during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests in gallery during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Artist Betye Saar (left) and curator Kellie Jones (right) speak to guests during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Artist Betye Saar (left) and curator Kellie Jones (right) speak to guests during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Guests in gallery during the opening reception for "Now Dig This!" MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY]()
Guests in gallery during the opening reception for Now Dig This! MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NYNow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. October 21, 2012–March 11, 2013. Photo by Charles Roussel. -
![Exhibition entryway sign. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Exhibition entryway sign. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "August the Squared Fire," 1965 and John T. Riddle Jr., "Panthers," 1970s and "Untitled," c. 1970; background: works by Betye Saar. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, August the Squared Fire, 1965 and John T. Riddle Jr., Panthers, 1970s and Untitled, c. 1970; background: works by Betye Saar. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: John Outterbridge, "Case in Point," from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970 and "Untitled," c. 1974–76; background: works by Betye Saar and Noah Purifoy. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: John Outterbridge, Case in Point, from the Rag Man Series, c. 1970 and Untitled, c. 1974–76; background: works by Betye Saar and Noah Purifoy. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "August the Squared Fire," 1965; background: works by Betye Saar, Noah Purifoy, and John T. Riddle Jr. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, August the Squared Fire, 1965; background: works by Betye Saar, Noah Purifoy, and John T. Riddle Jr. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: John Outterbridge, "Captive Image #4,"from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76 and "Untitled," c. 1974–76; on wall: Noah Purifoy, "Zulu #4," n.d. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: John Outterbridge, Captive Image #4, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76 and Untitled, c. 1974–76; on wall: Noah Purifoy, Zulu #4, n.d. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Three works by Charles White, from left to right: "Black Pope (Sandwich Board Man)," 1973, "Harriet," 1972, and "Wanted Poster #6," 1969. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Three works by Charles White, from left to right: Black Pope (Sandwich Board Man), 1973, Harriet, 1972, and Wanted Poster #6, 1969. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Charles White, "Love Letter #1," 1971 and related ephemera. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Charles White, Love Letter #1, 1971 and related ephemera. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Hanging: Melvin Edwards, "Cotton Hangup," 1966; on wall: William Pajaud, "Sea Rhythms," n.d. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Hanging: Melvin Edwards, Cotton Hangup, 1966; on wall: William Pajaud, Sea Rhythms, n.d. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Melvin Edwards, "The Lifted X," 1965; on wall, from left to right: works by Melvin Edwards and Charles White; hanging at right: Melvin Edwards, "Double Chain," 1966. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Melvin Edwards, The Lifted X, 1965; on wall, from left to right: works by Melvin Edwards and Charles White; hanging at right: Melvin Edwards, Double Chain, 1966. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: John Outterbridge, "Captive Image #4," from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76; background, from left to right: Outterbridge, "Eastside-Westside," from the Containment Series, c. 1970 and "No Time for Jivin'," from the Containment Series, 1969, and Noah Purifoy, "Unknown," 1967. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: John Outterbridge, Captive Image #4, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76; background, from left to right: Outterbridge, Eastside-Westside, from the Containment Series, c. 1970 and No Time for Jivin', from the Containment Series, 1969, and Noah Purifoy, Unknown, 1967. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: John Outterbridge, "Case in Point," from Rag Man Series, c. 1970; background: works by John T. Riddle Jr., Melvin Edwards, Noah Purifoy, and Charles White. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: John Outterbridge, Case in Point, from Rag Man Series, c. 1970; background: works by John T. Riddle Jr., Melvin Edwards, Noah Purifoy, and Charles White. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: John Outterbridge, "Captive Image #4," from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76; background: works by John T. Riddle Jr. and Noah Purifoy. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: John Outterbridge, Captive Image #4, from the Ethnic Heritage Group, c. 1974–76; background: works by John T. Riddle Jr. and Noah Purifoy. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
!["Los Angeles Snapshot." Works by Dale Brockman Davis, Daniel LaRue Johnson, Ron Miyashiro, Mark di Suvero, and Virginia Jaramillo. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
"Los Angeles Snapshot." Works by Dale Brockman Davis, Daniel LaRue Johnson, Ron Miyashiro, Mark di Suvero, and Virginia Jaramillo. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Daniel LaRue Johnson, "Freedom Now, Number 1," 1963–64; center: Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games, 1969; background: works by Daniel LaRue Johnson, Ron Miyashiro, Mark di Suvero, and Virginia Jaramillo. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Daniel LaRue Johnson, Freedom Now, Number 1, 1963–64; center: Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969; background: works by Daniel LaRue Johnson, Ron Miyashiro, Mark di Suvero, and Virginia Jaramillo. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games," 1969; background: works by Dale Brockman Davis, John Outterbridge, Noah Purifoy, and Daniel LaRue Johnson. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969; background: works by Dale Brockman Davis, John Outterbridge, Noah Purifoy, and Daniel LaRue Johnson. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Mark di Suvero, "Untitled," 1965; background, from left to right: Daniel LaRue Johnson, "Big Red," 1964, Ron Miyashiro, "Concord #10," 1963 and "Concord #12," 1963–64, and Virginia Jaramillo, "Structure Nine," 1965. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Mark di Suvero, Untitled, 1965; background, from left to right: Daniel LaRue Johnson, Big Red, 1964, Ron Miyashiro, Concord #10, 1963 and Concord #12, 1963–64, and Virginia Jaramillo, Structure Nine, 1965. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground, from left to right: Mark di Suvero, "Untitled," 1965 and Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games," 1969; background: works by Alonzo Davis and Daniel LaRue Johnson, three videos by Ulysses Jenkins. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground, from left to right: Mark di Suvero, Untitled, 1965 and Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969; background: works by Alonzo Davis and Daniel LaRue Johnson, three videos by Ulysses Jenkins. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Dale Brockman Davis, "Viet Nam War Games," 1969; background: works by Mark di Suvero, Ron Miyashiro, Virginia Jaramillo, Dale Brockman Davis, John Outterbridge, and Alonzo Davis. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Dale Brockman Davis, Viet Nam War Games, 1969; background: works by Mark di Suvero, Ron Miyashiro, Virginia Jaramillo, Dale Brockman Davis, John Outterbridge, and Alonzo Davis. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Maren Hassinger, "A Place for Nature," 2011; left wall: Senga Nengudi, "Revery - A," 2011 and David Hammons, Flight Fantasy," 1983; right wall: David Hammons, "Bag Lady in Flight," 1970s. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, A Place for Nature, 2011; left wall: Senga Nengudi, Revery - A, 2011 and David Hammons, Flight Fantasy, 1983; right wall: David Hammons, Bag Lady in Flight, 1970s. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![From left to right: David Hammons, "America the Beautiful," 1968, "Untitled," 1976, and "The Wine Leading the Wine," c. 1969. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
From left to right: David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968, Untitled, 1976, and The Wine Leading the Wine, c. 1969. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Maren Hassinger, "River," 2011; background: two works by Fred Eversley; right wall: works by Charles Gaines, David Hammons, Senga Nengudi, and Houston Conwill. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, River, 2011; background: two works by Fred Eversley; right wall: works by Charles Gaines, David Hammons, Senga Nengudi, and Houston Conwill. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase," c. 1980; back wall: various posters and ephemera, Raymond Saunders, "American Dream," 1968; right wall: works by William Pajaud, Sister Karen Boccalero, Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, Dan Concholar, Alonzo Davis, Andrew Zermeño, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Tyrus Wong, and Samella Lewis. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980; back wall: various posters and ephemera, Raymond Saunders, American Dream, 1968; right wall: works by William Pajaud, Sister Karen Boccalero, Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, Dan Concholar, Alonzo Davis, Andrew Zermeño, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Tyrus Wong, and Samella Lewis. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Maren Hassinger, "River," 2011; background: Senga Nengudi, "Revery - R," 2011 and David Hammons, "Afro Asian Eclipse (or Black China)," 1979. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, River, 2011; background: Senga Nengudi, Revery - R, 2011 and David Hammons, Afro Asian Eclipse (or Black China), 1979. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Dan Concholar, "Suitcase," c. 1980; background: various posters and ephemera, Raymond Saunders, "American Dream," 1968. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Dan Concholar, Suitcase, c. 1980; background: various posters and ephemera, Raymond Saunders, American Dream, 1968. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Senga Nengudi, "Only Love Saves the Day," 2011. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Senga Nengudi, Only Love Saves the Day, 2011. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Foreground: Maren Hassinger, "A Place for Nature," 2011; background: David Hammons, "Bag Lady in Flight," 1970s. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, A Place for Nature, 2011; background: David Hammons, Bag Lady in Flight, 1970s. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Center: Maren Hassinger, "A Place for Nature" 2011; left wall: Senga Nengudi, "Only Love Saves the Day," 2011; background: Senga Nengudi, "Revery - A," 2011 and David Hammons "Flight Fantasy," 1983; right wall: David Hammons, "Bag Lady in Flight," 1970s. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Foreground: Maren Hassinger, A Place for Nature, 2011; left wall: Senga Nengudi, Only Love Saves the Day, 2011; background: Senga Nengudi, Revery - A, 2011 and David Hammons, Flight Fantasy, 1983; right wall: David Hammons, Bag Lady in Flight, 1970s. Installation view at Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. Photography by Arthur Evans. -
![Guests in gallery on opening day of "Now Dig This!" Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Guests in gallery on opening day of Now Dig This! Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![View of entry to museum on opening day of "Now Dig This!" Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
View of entry to museum on opening day of Now Dig This! Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Guests in gallery on opening day of "Now Dig This!" Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Guests in gallery on opening day of Now Dig This! Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Guests look at Fred Eversley, "Untitled," 1978 on opening day of "Now Dig This!" Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Guests look at Fred Eversley, Untitled, 1978 on opening day of Now Dig This! Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Curator Kellie Jones introduces "Now Dig This!" on opening day. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Curator Kellie Jones introduces Now Dig This! on opening day. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Curator Kellie Jones leads guests through "Now Dig This!" on opening day. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Curator Kellie Jones leads guests through Now Dig This! on opening day. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Curator Kellie Jones leads guests through "Now Dig This!" on opening day. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Curator Kellie Jones leads guests through Now Dig This! on opening day. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Curator Kellie Jones stands next to Maren Hassinger, "River," 2011, as she leads guests through "Now Dig This!" on opening day. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Curator Kellie Jones stands next to Maren Hassinger, River, 2011, as she leads guests through Now Dig This! on opening day. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Guests reading entryway sign for "Now Dig This!" Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Guests reading entryway sign for Now Dig This! Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Design for invitation to opening day of "Now Dig This!" on July 20, 2013, featuring David Hammons, "<em>America the Beautiful</em>," 1968. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Design for invitation to opening day of Now Dig This! on July 20, 2013, featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Design for Artscope advertisement for "Now Dig This!" featuring David Hammons, "America the Beautiful," 1968. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Design for Artscope advertisement for Now Dig This! featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Postcard design for "Now Dig This!" featuring David Hammons, "America the Beautiful," 1968. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Postcard design for Now Dig This! featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013. -
![Signage design for "Now Dig This!" featuring David Hammons, "America the Beautiful," 1968. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA]()
Signage design for Now Dig This! featuring David Hammons, America the Beautiful, 1968. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MANow Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980. July 20, 2013–December 1, 2013.
