Five African American Artists, 1971

Five African American Artists, 1971

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Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.

INTRODUCES FIVE BLACK AMERICAN ARTISTS -

CHARLES WHITE, A PAINTER IN LOS ANGELES;

The drawings, paintings, and lithographs of Charles White capture "the vitality and poignancy of humankind ... for the eye to see and the heart to feel," wrote Benjamin Horowitz in Images of Dignity: The Drawings of Charles White. White's images of the black experience are held in the collections of Atlanta University, Howard University, North Carolina Central University, the Whitney Museum, the Library of Congress, the Joseph H. Hirschhorn Collection, and the American Federation of the Arts, as well as museums in Mexico, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, South America, China, and the Soviet Union. "All of his art is a testimony to the vitality of American culture," Harry Belafonte wrote in the foreword to White's 1967 book Images of Dignity. "And his art is tremendously American. He is an artist of world renown and ... this work has a universality which transcends the various schools of painting and which will withstand the merciless test of time and space from here to the very end of time." (more about Charles White)

ROMARE BEARDEN, A NEW YORK PAINTER WHO USES COLLAGES AND CUT-OUTS;

One of the premier figures in American art, Romare Bearden embraced the collage technique.

The layered, fragmented form allowed him to freely combine ideas, shapes, colors, and cultural references in a way that was both radically modern, and accessible.

Bearden drew his subjects from a wide range of sources including his own photography, drawings, and paintings, as well as "found" images from books and magazines.

His images were often concerned with his own personal experiences, as well as themes from history, literature, and art.

Here, Bearden's imagery suggests multiple layers of narrative while putting his own unique spin on a well-loved theme of artists--a woman bathing.

RICHARD HUNT, A SCULPTOR IN CHICAGO; BARBARA CHASE- RIBOUD, A SCULPTOR LIVING IN PARIS;

BETTY BLAYTON, A PAINTER-COLLAGE ARTIST AND DIRECTOR OF THE MOMA ART SCHOOL IN HARLEM. ALL ARE ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS.



In Search of the Gap by Betty Blayton, Courtesy of Strivers Garden Gallery

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