Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Feb 09 2021
•1h 25m
•Documentary
An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art."
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Kerry James Marshall
Self
Kehinde Wiley
Self
Carrie Mae Weems
Self
Amy Sherald
Self
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