Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 Opening Day

Barkley L. Hendricks, Self-Portrait with Red Sweater, 1980, printed 2023, chromogenic print, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2023.171.2

Celebrate the opening of the exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985 with a curator-led talk, a film screening, and more.  

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