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Daniel LaRue Johnson and Virginia Jaramillo in Los Angeles
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Virginia Jaramillo in front of Divide
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Virginia Jaramillo close-up portrait
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Virginia Jaramillo
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Virginia Jaramillo and Daniel LaRue Johnson (center) in an art class
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Artists in the Yes on 10 exhibition at Little Gallery, San Bernardino Valley College, including Melvin Edwards (far left), Virginia Jaramillo (standing, third from left), Daniel LaRue Johnson (standing, second from right), and Ron Miyashiro (far right)
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Announcement for the annual Artists of Los Angeles and Vicinity exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Cover of Los Angeles and Vicinity exhibition catalogue
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Poster for the exhibition Yes on 10, curated by Melvin Edwards for the Little Gallery of San Bernardino Valley College. The exhibition included Ed Bereal, Virgina Jaramillo, Daniel LaRue Johnson, and Ron Miyashiro
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
No on 14 bumper sticker. Proposition 14, or the California Fair Housing initiative, was aimed at repealing the Rumsford Act, which banned discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
Courtesy of Virginia Jaramillo.
Announcement for Oriental America exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
David Driskell, Alonzo Davis, Mayor Tom Bradley, and an unidentified man, probably at the exhibition Two Centuries of Black American Art, curated by Driskell for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Exhibition announcement, Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Exhibition announcement, Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Exhibition card for West Coast Black Artists juried exhibition, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Catalogue for the exhibition Los Angeles 1972: A Panorama of Black Artists at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. There's More at Stake Here Than Just Attica, c. 1971, by John T. Riddle Jr. on cover
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Exhibition announcement, Inglewood Public Library
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Brockman Gallery flyer
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Brockman Gallery press release: Noah Purifoy
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Dale Davis (left) and Alonzo Davis (right) with their father outside Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Article: "Watts Festival Strives for an Afro-American Art Style," Los Angeles Times
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Article: "Watts Arts Festival: Connoisseur Lends a Hand," Los Angeles Times
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Promotional flyer for Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Announcement for Marie Johnson (Calloway) exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Announcement for Dan Concholar exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Letter from Claude Booker, chairman of the Black Arts Council, Los Angeles, describing the organization and asking for membership support
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Heritage Gallery exhibition announcement for John T. Riddle Jr. and William Pajaud
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Dale Brockman Davis in the studio he shared with his brother, Alonzo Davis, next door to Brockman Gallery
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Alonzo Davis and Ruth Waddy (center) at Brockman Gallery
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Maren Hassinger in front of Twelve Trees, Los Angeles
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Photograph of Senga Nengudi
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Flyer for West Coast Black Artists juried exhibition, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Dan Concholar at work
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Dan Concholar
Brockman Gallery Archive.
Dan Concholar in his studio
Brockman Gallery Archive.
From left to right: Stan Sanders, John T. Riddle Jr., and Claude Booker of the Black Arts Council
Courtesy of Claude and Ann Booker.
Brochure, Watts Towers Arts Center, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Exhibition announcement, Occidental College, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Poster for Compton Communicative Arts Academy
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy book, given to him by Eloise Smith, titled "Media . . . Mixed"
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy (left) and Judson Powell at the 66 Signs of Neon exhibition
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy (left) and Judson Powell at the 66 Signs of Neon exhibition
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy making artwork with students
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy making artwork with students
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Contact sheet: Noah Purifoy working with kids
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Judson Powell's art class at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy in the August 1968 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times, Tuesday Magazine
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy in front of a photographic installation of the Watts rebellion, by Harry Drinkwater, at the 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
Sue Welsh and Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy with members of Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW)
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
A reporter from KNX Radio covering "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at the Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Visitors look at Simon Rodia's Watts Towers
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy and Ann Noriega at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Young people at Watts Towers Arts Center on 107th Street, waving
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
"Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at Watts Towers Arts Center and 107th Street, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy preparing materials
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Visitor with young boy at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Group working during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Two women in front of Simon Rodia's Watts Towers
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy and William Armstead, a member of the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW)
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Young boys in front of the television at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Young boy painting gate on 107th Street at "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Volunteer at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Man planting a tree during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Youth on a break during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Women passing out food during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW) teens hauling debris during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup, in volunteer Seymour Rosen's truck
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Two artists at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Volunteers during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Group looking at food at Watts Towers Arts Center during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Group with shovels at "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW) teens taking a break during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup. In foreground, from left to right: Nathaniel Tyler and Marian Martin
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Teens and volunteers enjoying a break during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
View of worker at Watts Towers Arts Center during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Break time during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Teens working during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Group painting a gate during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW) teens Robert Mason and Richard Townsend converse with a volunteer at "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Group inside the Watts Towers Arts Center preparing plans to paint the interior during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Two women talking to a teen during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Teens at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Teen cleaning at Watts Towers Arts Center
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Kids' class at Watts Towers Arts Center showing a boy with a cow place mat
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Visitors at 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Group talking during 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Couple at gallery to view 66 Signs of Neon at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Young boy with works from 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Noah Purifoy's installation at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Brockman Gallery at 4334 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Noah Purifoy Foundation.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, cover
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page one
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page two
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page three
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page four
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page five
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page six
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page seven
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page eight
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Announcement for Alonzo Davis’s exhibition at Just Above Midtown Gallery, New York
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi setting up for a performance of RSVP X in her Los Angeles studio
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Maren Hassinger in a Senga Nengudi performance work at Pearl C. Woods Gallery, Los Angeles
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Senga Nengudi drawing
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
International Spectrum, newspaper of UCLA, vol. 1, no. 3 (August 1973), with an article featuring Dan Concholar, David Hammons, and John T. Riddle Jr.
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Brochure for Houston Conwill's exhibition JuJu at Samella Lewis's space The Gallery, with text by Betye Saar
Just Above Midtown Gallery Archive.
Maren Hassinger with one of the galvanized-steel-cable components of her sculptural installation Twelve Trees, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Maren Hassinger.
Ed Bereal, Mr. President, print in the form of counterfeit money
Courtesy of Ron Miyashiro.
Ron Miyashiro in his Los Angeles studio
Courtesy of Ron Miyashiro.
Daniel LaRue Johnson at a school on behalf of the South Bronx Multi-Purpose Supplementary Educational Center
Courtesy of Ron Miyashiro.
Senga Nengudi, Eileen Abdulrashid, and Roger Summers; announcement for their exhibition at Central 1015 Gallery, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Poster for the Sapphire Show at Gallery 32, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Noah Purifoy at work
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Senga Nengudi teaching a class
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Noah Purifoy at work
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Mural project in Watts, 1960s. Noah Purifoy in foreground
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Mural project in Watts. Suzanne Jackson on scaffold in center
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Mural project in Watts
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Senga Nengudi supervising a mural in Watts
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Senga Nengudi contact sheet
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Group photograph taken in Los Angeles. Included are John Outterbridge (top row, far left), Dan Concholar (middle row, fourth from right), John T. Riddle Jr. (middle row, second from right), William Pajaud (front row, far left), David Hammons (front row, second from left), Ruth G. Waddy (front row, center), and Alonzo Davis (seated, far right)
Courtesy of Senga Nengudi and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.
Poster for 1970 Watts Summer Festival, showing Noah Purifoy's Sir Watts, 1966
Courtesy of C. Ian White.
Charles White, White Is Beautiful poster
Photo by Ed Glendinning, Courtesy of Charles White Archives
Exhibition announcement for William Pajaud exhibition at Heritage Gallery in Los Angeles
Photo by Ed Glendinning, Courtesy of Charles White Archives
Photograph of George Clack from announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Charles White Archives.
Photograph of Samella Lewis from announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Charles White Archives.
On the set of the film The Defiant Ones. From left: Sidney Poitier, Charles White, Ivan Dixon, and Tony Curtis
Courtesy of Charles White Archives.
Untitled, published by Joined for the Arts in Watts in 1967, featured contributors from numerous artists, including Noah Purifoy
Photo by Ed Glendinning, courtesy of Charles White Archives.
Group photograph of Betye Saar's UCLA design class. Saar is fourth from left, bottom row
Courtesy of Betye Saar.
Betye Saar (née Brown) and Curtis Tann in the office space of their decorative arts business Brown and Tann
Courtesy of Betye Saar.
Beyte Saar at a group exhibition at the Palos Verdes Library Galley, Palos Verdes, California
Courtesy of Betye Saar.
Betye Saar with one of her artworks at a group exhibition at the home of Alvin and Jeffalyn Johnson in Altadena, California
Courtesy of Betye Saar.
Art exhibition at private home in Altadena, California
Courtesy of Betye Saar.
From left to right: Beate Inaya, Daniel LaRue Johnson, Charles White, and Betye Saar at the Negro and Creative Arts Exhibit at the Los Angeles home of actress Diana Lynn, organized by Beata Inaya
Photo by Julius Shulman, courtesy of Betye Saar.
From left to right: Betye Saar, Daniel LaRue Johnson, Charles White, and actress Diana Lynn at the Negro and Creative Arts Exhibit at the Los Angeles home of Diana Lynn, organized by Beata Inaya
Photo by Julius Shulman, courtesy of Betye Saar.
Betye Saar with her first-prize-winning print Rojo Toro at the Los Feliz/Hollywood Jewish Center
Courtesy of Betye Saar.
Betye Saar at home in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Betye Saar.
Exhibition announcement, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California
Courtesy of Betye Saar.
Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio
Courtesy of Melvin Edwards and Alexander Gray Associates.
Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio
Courtesy of Melvin Edwards and Alexander Gray Associates.
Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio
Courtesy of Melvin Edwards and Alexander Gray Associates.
Melvin Edwards at his solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Courtesy of Melvin Edwards and Alexander Gray Associates.
Melvin Edwards with his sister Anne Talltree at the opening of his solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Ruth Waddy and Daniel LaRue Johnson are in the background at left, and Edwards's The Lifted X, 1965, is in the background at right
Courtesy of Melvin Edwards and Alexander Gray Associates.
Unidentified man and Ron Miyashiro at the opening of Melvin Edwards's solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Courtesy of Melvin Edwards and Alexander Gray Associates.
Melvin Edwards exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Storefront during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Soul City Records storefront during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Daniel LaRue Johnson (left) and an unidentified man during the Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
View of street during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
"Negro owned" sign in barbershop window during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Army on street during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Soldiers in truck during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Soldiers on Arlington Avenue during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Soldiers on Western Avenue during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles
Photo by Melvin Edwards, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
Martin Luther King Jr. in Los Angeles following the Watts rebellion
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
Watts rebellion, Los Angeles
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Noah Purifoy's Sir Watts, 1966, is at left
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
Noah Purifoy installing 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
Judson Powell at the 66 Signs of Neon exhibition
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
Debbie Brewer, Sunflowers, c. 1965, on view at Watts Towers Art Center
Photograph courtesy of Harry Drinkwater.
Alonzo Davis in his Los Angeles studio
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
Betye Saar in her Los Angeles studio, 1970. View from the Palmist Window, 1966, is behind her at left; she is holding Black Girl's Window, 1969
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
William Pajaud in his Los Angeles studio
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
Charles White in his Los Angeles studio
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
Dale Brockman Davis in his Los Angeles studio
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
David Hammons in his Los Angeles studio, 1970. Pray for America, 1969, is shown at left and a portion of Wine Leading the Wine, c. 1969, is visible at right
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
John Outterbridge in his Los Angeles studio with No Time for Jivin', 1969, at right
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
Noah Purifoy in his Los Angeles studio
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
John T. Riddle Jr. in his Los Angeles studio
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
Dan Concholar in his Los Angeles studio
Photo by Robert A. Nakamura.
Maren Hassinger at her sculpture exhibition, ARCO Center for Visual Art, Los Angeles
Poster for Los Angeles Street Graphics Committee mural sponsored by Brockman Gallery Productions. Muralists (left to right): Alonzo Davis, Roland Welton (standing), Kinshasha Conwill (standing), Mark Greenfield, George Combs, Ulysses Jenkins, Joe Sims, Houston Conwill (standing), and Lester Gones
Center for the Study of Political Graphics.
Jayne Cortez in Los Angeles
Courtesy of Jayne Cortez Edwards.
Suzanne Jackson in the courtyard of the Granada Building, home of Gallery 32, located at 672 South Lafayette Park Place, Los Angeles
Photo by Gregory Edwards, courtesy of Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University.
Black Art: An International Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall 1976). Samella Lewis inscribed the journal while in Lagos, Nigeria, where she was one of the organizers of FESAC '77, the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture
Courtesy of Kellie Jones.
Advertisement in Black Art: An International Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall 1976), for The Gallery, run by Samella Lewis
Courtesy of Kellie Jones.
Advertisement for back issues of Black Art: An International Quarterly in vol. 4, no. 2
Courtesy of Kellie Jones.
Mixed-media sculpture by Senga Nengudi
Courtesy of the artist.
Card published by the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners, featuring Charles White’s Love Letter #1, 1971
Photo by Ed Glendinning, courtesy of Charles White Archives.
Richard Duardo's poster Plugz/Nuevo Wavo
Richard Duardo Collection, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Melvin Edwards, Santa Barbara exhibition poster, 1965
Courtesy of Melvin Edwards and Alexander Gray Associates.
Poster for the War Babies exhibition at Huysman Gallery, Los Angeles
Courtesy of Ron Miyashiro.
Announcement poster for Ulysses Jenkins’s Two-Zone Transfer performance at Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, which also featured Kerry James Marshall, Ronnie Nichols, and Greg Pitts
Collection of the Artist.
Announcement for Ulysses Jenkins's Dream City performance at Espace DBD, Los Angeles, 1981, which also featured Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi, among others
Courtesy of Charles White Archives.
Poster for Emory Douglas exhibition at Gallery 32, Los Angeles
Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Los Angeles.
Pages from William Pajaud's sketchbook
Collection of William Pajaud, Los Angeles
Cover of Jayne Cortez, Festivals and Funerals, poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards
Phrase Text, New York
Pages from Jayne Cortez, Festivals and Funerals, poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards
Phrase Text, New York
Pages from Jayne Cortez, Festivals and Funerals, poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards
Phrase Text, New York
Page from the catalogue for the exhibition The Negro in American Art, Dickson Art Gallery, UCLA, 1966, showing David Mann’s The Sink, a collaborative piece made with Noah Purifoy and Judson Powell for the exhibition 66 Signs of Neon
Black Artists on Art, 2 vols. (1969, 1971), by Samella Lewis and Ruth Waddy
Chicago Manual of Style citation for this page
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