Black power, black art ... and the struggle continues : political imagery from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s
Brochure published on the occasion of the exhibition: Black power, black art...the struggle contiunes, held at the SFSU Art Department Gallery, September 19-October 21, 1994.
"Curated by Samella Lewis and Mary Jane Hewitt. Artists included: Benny Andrews, Kofi Bailey, Richmond Barthé, Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Bob Black, David Bradford, Elizabeth Catlett, Dana Chandler, Floyd Coleman, Dewey Crumpler, Murray DePillars, Emory Douglas, Melvin Edwards, Malaika Favorite, Hal Franklin, Claude Fiddler, Reginald Gammon, Ron Griffin, David Hammons, Ben Hazard, Mike Henderson, Barbara Hogu-Jones, Lois Mailou Jones, Artis Lane, Jacob Lawrence, Samella Lewis, Philip Mason, Joe Moore, Howardena Pindell, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Raymond Saunders, Clarissa Sligh, Ruth Waddy, William Walker, Charles White" -- summary from African American Visual Artists Database.
"Exhibition and Symposium presented by Joe Louis Moore, in partial fulfillment of requirement for M.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Arts, and presented in association with ODUN DE ODUN DE, the Global Presence of African Spirit in Contemporary Art. Illustrations by Emory Douglas. Art direction by Ricardo Gomes."
Includes program schedule for: "Talking black power, black art," Inter-Arts Center symposium on the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Thursday, September 22, 1994, 1:30-5:30 pm, McKenna Theatre.
Introduction by Joe Louis Moore, project director; essay by Dr. Samella Lewis and Dr. Mary Jane Hewitt.
"Curated by Samella Lewis and Mary Jane Hewitt. Artists included: Benny Andrews, Kofi Bailey, Richmond Barthé, Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Bob Black, David Bradford, Elizabeth Catlett, Dana Chandler, Floyd Coleman, Dewey Crumpler, Murray DePillars, Emory Douglas, Melvin Edwards, Malaika Favorite, Hal Franklin, Claude Fiddler, Reginald Gammon, Ron Griffin, David Hammons, Ben Hazard, Mike Henderson, Barbara Hogu-Jones, Lois Mailou Jones, Artis Lane, Jacob Lawrence, Samella Lewis, Philip Mason, Joe Moore, Howardena Pindell, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Raymond Saunders, Clarissa Sligh, Ruth Waddy, William Walker, Charles White" -- summary from African American Visual Artists Database.
"Exhibition and Symposium presented by Joe Louis Moore, in partial fulfillment of requirement for M.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Arts, and presented in association with ODUN DE ODUN DE, the Global Presence of African Spirit in Contemporary Art. Illustrations by Emory Douglas. Art direction by Ricardo Gomes."
Includes program schedule for: "Talking black power, black art," Inter-Arts Center symposium on the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Thursday, September 22, 1994, 1:30-5:30 pm, McKenna Theatre.
Introduction by Joe Louis Moore, project director; essay by Dr. Samella Lewis and Dr. Mary Jane Hewitt.
Artwork Details
- Title: Black power, black art ... and the struggle continues : political imagery from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s
- Publisher: San Francisco State University
- Date: 1994
- Geography: San Francisco, California
- Dimensions: 1 folded sheet : color illustrations ; Height: 12 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (31 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Friends of the Thomas J. Watson Library
- Object Number: NX512.3.A35 B6273 1994
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