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Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation (2016)

Movie 52 min

Black Is the Color highlights key moments in the history of Black visual art, from Edmonds Lewis’s 1867 sculpture Forever Free, to the work of contemporary artists such as Whitfield Lovell, Kerry James Marshall, Ellen Gallagher, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Art historians and gallery owners place the works in context, setting them against the larger social contexts of Jim Crow, WWI, the civil rights movement and the racism of the Reagan era, while contemporary artists discuss individual works by their forerunners and their ongoing influence.

Jacques Goldstein Director Daniel Soutif Writer Jacques Goldstein Writer

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Quick facts

Released
July 7, 2016
Runtime
52 min
Country
Studio
, Bachibouzouk,

Cast

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Frequently asked questions

What is Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation about?
Black Is the Color highlights key moments in the history of Black visual art, from Edmonds Lewis’s 1867 sculpture Forever Free, to the work of contemporary artists such as Whitfield Lovell, Kerry James Marshall, Ellen Gallagher, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Art historians and gallery owners place the works in context, setting them against the larger social contexts of Jim Crow, WWI, the civil rights movement and the racism of the Reagan era, while contemporary artists discuss individual works by their forerunners and their ongoing influence.
Who directed Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation?
Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation was directed by Jacques Goldstein.
Who stars in Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation?
Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation stars Whitfield Lovell, Kerry James Marshall, Ellen Gallagher, Richard Powell.
When was Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation released?
Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation is a 2016 documentary, history film.
Where can I watch Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation?
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