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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) To be the firstAfrican American painter, to paint the firstAfrican...

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) To be the first
African American painter, to paint the first
African American president of the United States
is absolutely overwhelming

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To be the first African American painter,
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to paint the first African American president
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of the United States is absolutely overwhelming.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:04
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.
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
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It's both-- it's both beautiful and it's a challenge. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
It's both-- it's both beautiful and it's a ch...
What I was always struck by, whenever I saw his portraits... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
What I was always struck by, whenever I saw his portraits...
Was the degree to which they challenged - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Was the degree to which they challenged
MAURICE: There's something about that portrait - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
MAURICE: There's something about that portrait
I-- I googled portraits of presidents - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
I-- I googled portraits of presidents
All of the terrible, terrible portraits of presidents - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:14
All of the terrible, terrible portraits of presidents
When you have two centuries - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
When you have two centuries
There were a number of issues that we were trying to negotiate, um... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
There were a number of issues that we were trying to negotia...
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
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Uh, and trying to get words out to communicate what it is - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
Uh, and trying to get words out to communicate what it is
That's different from those paintings - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
That's different from those paintings
I think I must have said something right - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
I think I must have said something right
But ultimately, uh, what I tried to communicate was that - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:17
But ultimately, uh, what I tried to communicate was that
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It's about capturing that moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
It's about capturing that moment
BERNARD LUMPKIN: Amy Sherald did not become a household name - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
BERNARD LUMPKIN: Amy Sherald did not become a household name
I am relieved... (CHUCKLES) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
I am relieved... (CHUCKLES)
You know, it's something that-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
You know, it's something that--
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
Amy, literally inspired by the person Michelle Obama,