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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

And in fact, they got together because there was an ideathat, uh, there should be a group...

And in fact, they got together because there was an idea
that, uh, there should be a group of Black artists who should go to
the March on Washington

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And in fact, they got together
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because there was an idea that, uh, there should be
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a group of Black artists
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who should go to the March on Washington.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:41
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
SARAH: The question became how can artists - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
SARAH: The question became how can artists
Artists who were working in abstract means - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Artists who were working in abstract means
And Spiral was trying to find a way to create a bridge - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
And Spiral was trying to find a way to create a bridge
And it was really the first major group - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And it was really the first major group
And when they got together, they really discovered - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And when they got together, they really discovered
So there was Hale Woodruff, Charles Alston, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
So there was Hale Woodruff, Charles Alston,
I think Emma Amos was the only woman... (SCOFFS) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I think Emma Amos was the only woman... (SCOFFS)
I tried to join Spiral, and they told me no. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I tried to join Spiral, and they told me no.
Didn't you write a letter to Romare Bearden - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
Didn't you write a letter to Romare Bearden
-MICHELE WALLACE: Actually, what he did... -Oh, actually-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
-MICHELE WALLACE: Actually, what he did... -Oh, actually--
-It's coming back to-- -MICHELE: Basically, he said, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
-It's coming back to-- -MICHELE: Basically, he said,
I-- I-- I was-- I had all the credentials they had and more. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I-- I-- I was-- I had all the credentials they had and more.
SARAH: The fact that Norman Lewis is part of it, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
SARAH: The fact that Norman Lewis is part of it,
Norman Lewis asked a question of those gathered - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
Norman Lewis asked a question of those gathered
What is a Black aesthetic? Is there one? Right? - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
What is a Black aesthetic? Is there one? Right?
The fact that Norman Lewis was asking the question for me is interesting - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
The fact that Norman Lewis was asking the question for me is...
He becomes a kind of metaphor for how difficult it is - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
He becomes a kind of metaphor for how difficult it is
You're not painting on the canvas, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
You're not painting on the canvas,
When I met this group, it wasn't just artists. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
When I met this group, it wasn't just artists.
It was composers and writers, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It was composers and writers,