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Daniel LaRue Johnson and Virginia Jaramillo in Los Angeles, early 1960s

Daniel LaRue Johnson and Virginia Jaramillo in Los Angeles

Virginia Jaramillo in front of Divide, 1964

Virginia Jaramillo in front of Divide

Virginia Jaramillo close-up portrait

Virginia Jaramillo close-up portrait

Virginia Jaramillo

Virginia Jaramillo

Virginia Jaramillo and Daniel LaRue Johnson in an art class

Virginia Jaramillo and Daniel LaRue Johnson (center) in an art class

Artists in the "Yes on 10" exhibition at Little Gallery, San Bernardino Valley College, 1964, including Melvin Edwards (far left), Virginia Jaramillo (standing, third from left), Daniel LaRue Johnson (standing, second from right), and Ron Miyashiro (far right)

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)

Announcement for the annual "Artists of Los Angeles and Vicinity" exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1961

Announcement for the annual Artists of Los Angeles and Vicinity exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Cover of "Los Angeles and Vicinity" exhibition catalogue, 1959

Cover of Los Angeles and Vicinity exhibition catalogue

Poster for the exhibition "Yes on 10," curated by Melvin Edwards for the Little Gallery of San Bernardino Valley College, 1964. The exhibition included Ed Bereal, Virgina Jaramillo, Daniel LaRue Johnson, and Ron Miyashiro

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

"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

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

Announcement for "Oriental America"exhibition at the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles, 1969

Announcement for Oriental America exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

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, 1976

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

Exhibition announcement, Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1972

Exhibition announcement, Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Exhibition announcement, Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1969

Exhibition announcement, Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Exhibition card for West Coast Black Artists juried exhibition, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California

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

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

Exhibition announcement, Inglewood Public Library, 1968

Exhibition announcement, Inglewood Public Library

Brockman Gallery flyer, 1969

Brockman Gallery flyer

Brockman Gallery press release: Noah Purifoy, 1971

Brockman Gallery press release: Noah Purifoy

Dale Davis (left) and Alonzo Davis (right) with their father outside Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1970s

Dale Davis (left) and Alonzo Davis (right) with their father outside Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Article: Watts Festival Strives for an Afro-American Art Style, "Los Angeles Times," August 15, 1969

Article: "Watts Festival Strives for an Afro-American Art Style," Los Angeles Times

Article: "Watts Arts Festival: Connoisseur Lends a Hand, Los Angeles Times," August 6,1969

Article: "Watts Arts Festival: Connoisseur Lends a Hand," Los Angeles Times

Promotional flyer for Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1960s

Promotional flyer for Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Announcement for Marie Johnson (Calloway) exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1971

Announcement for Marie Johnson (Calloway) exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1969

Announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Announcement for Dan Concholar exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1971

Announcement for Dan Concholar exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Letter from Claude Booker, chairman of the Black Arts Council, Los Angeles, describing the organization and asking for membership support, 1960s

Letter from Claude Booker, chairman of the Black Arts Council, Los Angeles, describing the organization and asking for membership support

Heritage Gallery exhibition announcement for John T. Riddle Jr. and William Pajaud

Heritage Gallery exhibition announcement for John T. Riddle Jr. and William Pajaud

Dale Brockman Davis in the studio he shared with his brother, Alonzo Davis, next door to Brockman Gallery, 1970s

Dale Brockman Davis in the studio he shared with his brother, Alonzo Davis, next door to Brockman Gallery

Alonzo Davis and Ruth Waddy at Brockman Gallery

Alonzo Davis and Ruth Waddy (center) at Brockman Gallery

Maren Hassinger in front of "Twelve Trees," Los Angeles, 1978

Maren Hassinger in front of Twelve Trees, Los Angeles

Photograph of Senga Nengudi

Photograph of Senga Nengudi

Flyer for West Coast Black Artists juried exhibition, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California

Dan Concholar at work

Dan Concholar at work

Dan Concholar in his studio

Dan Concholar in his studio

From left to right: Stan Sanders, John T. Riddle Jr., and Claude Booker of the Black Arts Council, 1960s

From left to right: Stan Sanders, John T. Riddle Jr., and Claude Booker of the Black Arts Council

Brochure, Watts Towers Arts Center, Los Angeles, 1977

Brochure, Watts Towers Arts Center, Los Angeles

Exhibition announcement, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1971

Exhibition announcement, Occidental College, Los Angeles

Poster for Compton Communicative Arts Academy, 1970s

Poster for Compton Communicative Arts Academy

Noah Purifoy book, given to him by Eloise Smith, titled "Media . . . Mixed"

Noah Purifoy book, given to him by Eloise Smith, titled "Media . . . Mixed"

Noah Purifoy (left) and Judson Powell at the "66 Signs of Neon" exhibition, c. 1966

Noah Purifoy (left) and Judson Powell at the 66 Signs of Neon exhibition

Noah Purifoy (left) and Judson Powell at the "66 Signs of Neon"exhibition, c. 1966

Noah Purifoy (left) and Judson Powell at the 66 Signs of Neon exhibition

Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers

Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers

Noah Purifoy making artwork with students

Noah Purifoy making artwork with students

Noah Purifoy making artwork with students

Noah Purifoy making artwork with students

Contact sheet: Noah Purifoy working with kids

Contact sheet: Noah Purifoy working with kids

Judson Powell's art class at Watts Towers Arts Center, 1960s

Judson Powell's art class at Watts Towers Arts Center

Noah Purifoy in the August 1968 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times, "Tuesday" Magazine

Noah Purifoy in the August 1968 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times, Tuesday Magazine

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, c. 1966

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

Sue Welsh and Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers Arts Center

Sue Welsh and Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers Arts Center

Noah Purifoy with members of Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW)

Noah Purifoy with members of Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW)

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

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

Visitors looking at Simon Rodia's Watts Towers

Visitors look at Simon Rodia's Watts Towers

Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers Arts Center

Noah Purifoy at Watts Towers Arts Center

Noah Purifoy and Ann Noriega at Watts Towers Arts Center

Noah Purifoy and Ann Noriega at Watts Towers Arts Center

Young people at Watts Towers Arts Center on 107th Street, waving

Young people at Watts Towers Arts Center on 107th Street, waving

"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, April 1965

"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

Noah Purifoy preparing materials

Noah Purifoy preparing materials

Visitor with young boy at Watts Towers Arts Center

Visitor with young boy at Watts Towers Arts Center

Group working during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at Watts Towers Arts Center

Group working during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at Watts Towers Arts Center

Two women in front of Simon Rodia's Watts Towers.

Two women in front of Simon Rodia's Watts Towers

Noah Purifoy and William Armstead, a member of the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW)

Noah Purifoy and William Armstead, a member of the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW)

Young boys in front of the television at Watts Towers Arts Center

Young boys in front of the television at Watts Towers Arts Center

Young boy painting gate on 107th Street at "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

Young boy painting gate on 107th Street at "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

Volunteer at Watts Towers Arts Center.

Volunteer at Watts Towers Arts Center

Man planting a tree during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts.

Man planting a tree during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

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

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

Women passing out food during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts.

Women passing out food during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW) teens hauling debris during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup, in volunteer Seymour Rosen's truck, April 1965

Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW) teens hauling debris during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup, in volunteer Seymour Rosen's truck

Two artists at Watts Towers Arts Center

Two artists at Watts Towers Arts Center

Volunteers during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at Watts Towers Arts Center, April 1965

Volunteers during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, at Watts Towers Arts Center

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, April 1965

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

Group with shovels at "Operation Teacup,"an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, April 1965

Group with shovels at "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

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, April 1965

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

Teens and volunteers enjoying a break during "Operation Teacup,"an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, April 1965

Teens and volunteers enjoying a break during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

View of worker at Watts Towers Arts Center during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, April 1965

View of worker at Watts Towers Arts Center during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

Break time during "Operation Teacup,"an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, April 1965

Break time during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

Teens working during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week clean up organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, April 1965

Teens working during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

Group painting a gate during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, April 1965

Group painting a gate during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW) teens Robert Mason and Richard Townsend converse with a volunteer at "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup, April 1965

Student Committee for Improvement in Watts (SCFIW) teens Robert Mason and Richard Townsend converse with a volunteer at "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup

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, April 1965

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

Two women talking to a teen during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts, April 1965

Two women talking to a teen during "Operation Teacup," an Easter week cleanup organized by the Student Committee for Improvement in Watts

Teens at Watts Towers Arts Center

Teens at Watts Towers Arts Center

Teen cleaning at Watts Towers Arts Center

Teen cleaning at Watts Towers Arts Center

Kids' class at Watts Towers Arts Center showing a boy with a cow place mat.

Kids' class at Watts Towers Arts Center showing a boy with a cow place mat

"66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

"66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

"66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

"66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

Visitors at "66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

Visitors at 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

Group talking during "66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

Group talking during 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

Couple at gallery to view "66 Signs of Neon" at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

Couple at gallery to view 66 Signs of Neon at University of California, Los Angeles

Young boy with works from "66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

Young boy with works from 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

Noah Purifoy's installation at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Noah Purifoy's installation at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Brockman Gallery at 4334 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1970s

Brockman Gallery at 4334 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, cover

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, cover

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page one

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page one

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page two

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page two

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page three

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page three

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page four

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page four

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page five

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page five

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page six

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page six

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page seven

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page seven

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page eight

Senga Nengudi sketchbook, page eight

Announcement for Alonzo Davis’s exhibition at Just Above Midtown Gallery, New York, 1975

Announcement for Alonzo Davis’s exhibition at Just Above Midtown Gallery, New York

Senga Nengudi setting up for a performance of "RSVP X" in her Los Angeles studio, 1976

Senga Nengudi setting up for a performance of RSVP X in her Los Angeles studio

Maren Hassinger in a Senga Nengudi performance work at Pearl C. Woods Gallery, Los Angeles, May 1977

Maren Hassinger in a Senga Nengudi performance work at Pearl C. Woods Gallery, Los Angeles

Senga Nengudi drawings, 1970s

Senga Nengudi drawing

"International Spectrum", newspaper of UCLA, vol. 1, no. 3 (August 1973), with an article featuring Dan Concholar, David Hammons, and John T. Riddle Jr.

International Spectrum, newspaper of UCLA, vol. 1, no. 3 (August 1973), with an article featuring Dan Concholar, David Hammons, and John T. Riddle Jr.

Brochure for Houston Conwill's exhibition "JuJu" at Samella Lewis's space The Gallery, with text by Betye Saar, 1976

Brochure for Houston Conwill's exhibition JuJu at Samella Lewis's space The Gallery, with text by Betye Saar

Maren Hassinger with one of the galvanized-steel-cable components of her sculptural installation "Twelve Trees", Los Angeles, 1978

Maren Hassinger with one of the galvanized-steel-cable components of her sculptural installation Twelve Trees, Los Angeles

Ed Bereal, "Mr. President," print in the form of counterfeit money, 1960s

Ed Bereal, Mr. President, print in the form of counterfeit money

Ron Miyashiro in his Los Angeles studio, 1960s

Ron Miyashiro in his Los Angeles studio

Daniel LaRue Johnson at a school on behalf of the South Bronx Multi-Purpose Supplementary Educational Center, c. 1968

Daniel LaRue Johnson at a school on behalf of the South Bronx Multi-Purpose Supplementary Educational Center

Senga Nengudi, Eileen Abdulrashid, and Roger Summers; announcement for their exhibition at Central 1015 Gallery, Los Angeles, 1970

Senga Nengudi, Eileen Abdulrashid, and Roger Summers; announcement for their exhibition at Central 1015 Gallery, Los Angeles

Poster for the "Sapphire Show" at Gallery 32, Los Angeles, 1970

Poster for the Sapphire Show at Gallery 32, Los Angeles

Noah Purifoy at work

Noah Purifoy at work

Senga Nengudi teaching a class

Senga Nengudi teaching a class

Noah Purifoy at work

Noah Purifoy at work

Mural project in Watts, 1960s. Noah Purifoy in foreground

Mural project in Watts, 1960s. Noah Purifoy in foreground

Mural project in Watts, 1960s. Suzanne Jackson on scaffold in center

Mural project in Watts. Suzanne Jackson on scaffold in center

Mural project in Watts, 1960s

Mural project in Watts

Senga Nengudi supervising a mural in Watts, 1960s

Senga Nengudi supervising a mural in Watts

Senga Nengudi contact sheet

Senga Nengudi contact sheet

Group photograph taken in Los Angeles, 1970s. 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)

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)

Poster for 1970 Watts Summer Festival, showing Noah Purifoy's "Sir Watts," 1966

Poster for 1970 Watts Summer Festival, showing Noah Purifoy's Sir Watts, 1966

Charles White, "White Is Beautiful" poster, c. 1970

Charles White, White Is Beautiful poster

Exhibition announcement for William Pajaud exhibition at Heritage Gallery in Los Angeles, 1969

Exhibition announcement for William Pajaud exhibition at Heritage Gallery in Los Angeles

Photograph of George Clack from announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1969

Photograph of George Clack from announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

Photograph of Samella Lewis from announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1969

Photograph of Samella Lewis from announcement for Samella Lewis and George Clack exhibition at Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles

On the set of the film "The Defiant Ones," 1958. From left: Sidney Poitier, Charles White, Ivan Dixon, and Tony Curtis.

On the set of the film The Defiant Ones. From left: Sidney Poitier, Charles White, Ivan Dixon, and Tony Curtis

"Untitled", published by Joined for the Arts in Watts in 1967, featured contributors from numerous artists, including Noah Purifoy

Untitled, published by Joined for the Arts in Watts in 1967, featured contributors from numerous artists, including Noah Purifoy

Group photograph of Betye Saar's UCLA design class, August 1948. Saar is fourth from left, bottom row

Group photograph of Betye Saar's UCLA design class. Saar is fourth from left, bottom row

Betye Saar (née Brown) and Curtis Tann in the office space of their decorative arts business Brown and Tann, 1951

Betye Saar (née Brown) and Curtis Tann in the office space of their decorative arts business Brown and Tann

Beyte Saar at a group exhibition at the Palos Verdes Library Galley, Palos Verdes, California, 1961

Beyte Saar at a group exhibition at the Palos Verdes Library Galley, Palos Verdes, California

Betye Saar with one of her artworks at a group exhibition at the home of Alvin and Jeffalyn Johnson in Altadena, California, June 1962

Betye Saar with one of her artworks at a group exhibition at the home of Alvin and Jeffalyn Johnson in Altadena, California

Art exhibition at private home in Altadena, California, 1962

Art exhibition at private home in Altadena, California

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, August 12, 1962

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

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, August 12, 1962

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

Betye Saar with her first-prize-winning print "Rojo Toro" at the Los Feliz/Hollywood Jewish Center, March 1965.

Betye Saar with her first-prize-winning print Rojo Toro at the Los Feliz/Hollywood Jewish Center

Betye Saar at home in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, 1972

Betye Saar at home in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles

Exhibition announcement, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California, 1972

Exhibition announcement, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California

Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio in the 1950s

Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio

Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio in the 1950s

Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio

Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio in the 1960s

Melvin Edwards in his Los Angeles studio

Melvin Edwards at his solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Melvin Edwards at his solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Melvin Edwards with his sister Anne Talltree at the opening of his solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 1965. 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

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

Unidentified man and Ron Miyashiro at the opening of Melvin Edwards's solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1965

Unidentified man and Ron Miyashiro at the opening of Melvin Edwards's solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Melvin Edwards exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Melvin Edwards exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Storefront during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Storefront during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

Soul City Records storefront during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Soul City Records storefront during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

Daniel LaRue Johnson (left) and an unidentified man during the Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Daniel LaRue Johnson (left) and an unidentified man during the Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

View of street during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

View of street during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

"Negro owned" sign in barbershop window during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

"Negro owned" sign in barbershop window during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

Army on street during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Army on street during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

Soldiers in truck during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Soldiers in truck during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

Soldiers on Arlington Avenue during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Soldiers on Arlington Avenue during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

Soldiers on Western Avenue during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Soldiers on Western Avenue during Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles, 1966

Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles

Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles, 1966

Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles

Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles, August 1966

Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles

Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles, 1966

Watts Summer Festival, Los Angeles

Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

Martin Luther King Jr. in Los Angeles following the Watts rebellion, 1965

Martin Luther King Jr. in Los Angeles following the Watts rebellion

Watts rebellion, Los Angeles, August 1965

Watts rebellion, Los Angeles

"66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

"66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

"66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles

"66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, c. 1966. Noah Purifoy's"Sir Watts," 1966, is at left

66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Noah Purifoy's Sir Watts, 1966, is at left

Noah Purifoy installing "66 Signs of Neon" exhibition at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, c. 1966

Noah Purifoy installing 66 Signs of Neon exhibition at University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Judson Powell at the "66 Signs of Neon" exhibition, c. 1966

Judson Powell at the 66 Signs of Neon exhibition

Debbie Brewer, "Sunflowers," c. 1965, on view at Watts Towers Art Center, c. 1966

Debbie Brewer, Sunflowers, c. 1965, on view at Watts Towers Art Center

Alonzo Davis in his Los Angeles studio, 1970

Alonzo Davis in his Los Angeles studio

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.

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

William Pajaud in his Los Angeles studio, 1970

William Pajaud in his Los Angeles studio

Charles White in his Los Angeles studio, 1970

Charles White in his Los Angeles studio

Dale Davis in his Los Angeles studio, 1970

Dale Brockman Davis in his Los Angeles studio

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

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

John Outterbridge in his Los Angeles studio with "No Time for Jivin',"1969, at right, 1970

John Outterbridge in his Los Angeles studio with No Time for Jivin', 1969, at right

Noah Purifoy in his Los Angeles studio, 1970

Noah Purifoy in his Los Angeles studio

John T. Riddle Jr. in his Los Angeles studio, 1970

John T. Riddle Jr. in his Los Angeles studio

Dan Concholar in his Los Angeles studio, 1970

Dan Concholar in his Los Angeles studio

Maren Hassinger at her sculpture exhibition, ARCO Center for Visual Art, Los Angeles, 1976

Maren Hassinger at her sculpture exhibition, ARCO Center for Visual Art, Los Angeles

Fred Eversley, 1969

Maren Hassinger at her sculpture exhibition, ARCO Center for Visual Art, Los Angeles, 1976

Maren Hassinger at her sculpture exhibition, ARCO Center for Visual Art, Los Angeles

Group photograph of some of the artists in the exhibition 24 Young Artists at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.

Group photograph of some of the artists in the exhibition 24 Young Artists at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.

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

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

Jayne Cortez in Los Angeles, 1960s

Jayne Cortez in Los Angeles

Suzanne Jackson in the courtyard of the Granada Building, home of Gallery 32, located at 672 South Lafayette Park Place, Los Angeles, 1969

Suzanne Jackson in the courtyard of the Granada Building, home of Gallery 32, located at 672 South Lafayette Park Place, Los Angeles

"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 in 1977

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

Advertisement in "Black Art: An International Quarterly," vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall 1976), for The Gallery, run by Samella Lewis

Advertisement in Black Art: An International Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall 1976), for The Gallery, run by Samella Lewis

Advertisement for back issues of "Black Art: An International Quarterly" in vol. 4, no. 2, 1980

Advertisement for back issues of Black Art: An International Quarterly in vol. 4, no. 2

Mixed-media sculpture by Senga Nengudi, 1970s

Mixed-media sculpture by Senga Nengudi

Card published by the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners, featuring Charles White’s "Love Letter #1," 1971.

Card published by the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners, featuring Charles White’s Love Letter #1, 1971

Richard Duardo's poster "Plugz/Nuevo Wavo," 1978.

Richard Duardo's poster Plugz/Nuevo Wavo

Santa Barbara exhibition poster, by Melvin Edwards, 1965

Melvin Edwards, Santa Barbara exhibition poster, 1965

Poster for the "War Babies" exhibition at Huysman Gallery, Los Angeles, 1961

Poster for the War Babies exhibition at Huysman Gallery, Los Angeles

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

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

Announcement for Ulysses Jenkins's "Dream City" performance at Espace DBD, Los Angeles, 1981, which also featured Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi, among others

Announcement for Ulysses Jenkins's Dream City performance at Espace DBD, Los Angeles, 1981, which also featured Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi, among others

Poster for Emory Douglas exhibition at Gallery 32, Los Angeles, 1969

Poster for Emory Douglas exhibition at Gallery 32, Los Angeles

Pages from William Pajaud's sketchbook

Pages from William Pajaud's sketchbook

Cover of Jayne Cortez, "Festivals and Funerals," poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards

Cover of Jayne Cortez, Festivals and Funerals, poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards

Pages from Jayne Cortez, "Festivals and Funerals," poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards

Pages from Jayne Cortez, Festivals and Funerals, poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards

Pages from Jayne Cortez, "Festivals and Funerals," poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards

Pages from Jayne Cortez, Festivals and Funerals, poetry by Cortez with drawings by Melvin Edwards

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"

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

Black Artists on Art, 2 vols. (1969, 1971), by Samella Lewis and Ruth Waddy