23 opere d'arte raccontano la storia delle lotte dei neri americani
Maurita Cardone, in an article for Artribune, highlights 23 artworks that chronicle the African American civil rights struggle, spanning from the Harlem Renaissance to Black Lives Matter. Featured pieces include Archibald John Motley Jr.'s 'Portrait of my Grandmother' (1922), photographs by James Van Der Zee, Aaron Douglas's 'Aspiration' (1936), Jacob Lawrence's 'The Migration Series' (1940-41), and Gordon Parks's 'Segregation in the South' (1956). Other notable works are Faith Ringgold's 'American People Series' (1963-67), the 'Wall of Respect' (1967), David Hammons's 'The Door (Admissions Office)' (1969), Wadsworth Jarrell's 'Revolutionary (Angela Davis)' (1971), and Betye Saar's 'The Liberation of Aunt Jemima' (1972), alongside performances by Pope.L and contributions from artists like Lorna Simpson, Kehinde Wiley, and Amy Sherald, including 'Stranger Fruit' (2019) by Jon Henry and 'Black Lives Matter' (2020).
Key facts
- L'articolo elenca 23 opere d'arte che coprono dal 1922 al 2020.
- Archibald John Motley Jr. dipinse 'Portrait of my Grandmother' nel 1922.
- James Van Der Zee documentò l'Harlem Renaissance con fotografie.
- Aaron Douglas realizzò 'Aspiration' nel 1936 per la Hall of Negro Life.
- Jacob Lawrence creò 'The Migration Series' tra il 1940 e il 1941.
- Gordon Parks fotografò 'Segregation in the South' nel 1956 per LIFE.
- Faith Ringgold completò 'American People Series' nel 1967.
- Il 'Wall of Respect' fu realizzato nel 1967 a Chicago e distrutto nel 1971.
- David Hammons creò 'The Door (Admissions Office)' nel 1969.
- Wadsworth Jarrell dipinse 'Revolutionary (Angela Davis)' nel 1971.
- Betye Saar realizzò 'The Liberation of Aunt Jemima' nel 1972.
- Pope.L eseguì 'Times Square Crawl' nel 1978.
- Lorna Simpson fu la prima afroamericana alla Biennale di Venezia nel 1990.
- Joe Minter iniziò 'African Village in America' nel 1989.
- Nick Cave creò i primi 'Soundsuits' nel 1992 dopo la rivolta di Los Angeles.
- Barron Claiborne fotografò Biggie Smalls nel 1997.
- Glenn Ligon espose 'America Neon Series' dal 2006 al 2014.
- Allison Saar inaugurò 'The Harriet Tubman Memorial' nel 2008.
- Nari Ward realizzò 'We the People' nel 2011.
- Kara Walker installò 'A Subtlety' nel 2014 alla Domino Sugar Factory.
- Simone Leigh fondò Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter nel 2016.
- Kehinde Wiley e Amy Sherald dipinsero i ritratti degli Obama nel 2018.
- Jon Henry fotografò 'Stranger Fruit' nel 2019.
- La scritta 'Black Lives Matter' fu dipinta a Washington nel 2020.
Entities
Artists
- Maurita Cardone
- Archibald John Motley Jr.
- James Van Der Zee
- Aaron Douglas
- Jacob Lawrence
- Gordon Parks
- Faith Ringgold
- Jeff Donaldson
- Wadsworth Jarrell
- Jae Jarrell
- Barbara Jones-Hogu
- Gerald Williams
- David Hammons
- Wadsworth A. Jarrell
- Betye Saar
- Pope.L
- Lorna Simpson
- Joe Minter
- Nick Cave
- Barron Claiborne
- Glenn Ligon
- Allison Saar
- Nari Ward
- Kara Walker
- Simone Leigh
- Kehinde Wiley
- Amy Sherald
- Jon Henry
- Christopher Michel
- Angela Davis
- Malcolm X
- Muhammad Ali
- Aretha Franklin
- Elijah Muhammad
- Gwendolyn Brooks
- Rodney King
- Biggie Smalls
- Christopher George Latore Wallace
- Notorious B.I.G.
- Harriet Tubman
- George Washington
- Philando Castile
- George Floyd
- Billie Holiday
- Donald Trump
- Barack Obama
- Michelle Obama
Institutions
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- de Young Museum
- Texas Centennial Exposition
- The Phillips Collection
- The Gordon Parks Foundation
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC)
- AfriCOBRA
- COBRA (Coalition of Black Revolutionary Artists)
- California African American Museum
- Brooklyn Museum
- BAMPFA – Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
- Roberts & Tilton
- Rainbow Sign
- Black Panther
- Biennale di Venezia
- ICP (International Center of Photography)
- The Speed Art Museum
- New Museum
- National Portrait Gallery
- Domino Sugar Factory
- Free People's Medical Clinic
- Black Lives Matter
- Artribune
- LIFE
- Rap Pages
- Casa Bianca (White House)
Locations
- New York
- Chicago
- Washington
- Harlem
- Dallas
- San Francisco
- Mobile
- Alabama
- Montgomery
- Los Angeles
- Pleasantville
- Berkeley
- Birmingham
- Wall Street
- Brooklyn
- Louisville
- Kentucky
- Minneapolis
- Stati Uniti (United States)
- Sud degli Stati Uniti (Southern United States)
- Nord degli Stati Uniti (Northern United States)