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The Crocker Art Museum’s new exhibition, “Black Artists in America, from Civil Rights to the Bicentennial,” showcases over 60 works from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, offering an artistic glimpse into a compelling period in our nation’s history.
The exhibit, which opened Feb. 4 and runs through May 19, features 48 Black artists and a wide range of styles, mediums and subject matter.
“This exhibition provides the Crocker with an unparalleled opportunity to present many of the most important artists working throughout the United States during the mid-century,” said Crocker curator Francesca Wilmott. Within those pivotal decades, which saw the rise of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, Black artists were redefining their own styles and what they wanted their art to say.