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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

In 1963,Mayhew joined The Spiral Group, founded by paintersRomare Bearden and Norman...

�� (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ SARAH LEWIS: In 1963,
Mayhew joined The Spiral Group, founded by painters
Romare Bearden and Norman Lewis in response to the civil
rights struggle

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SARAH LEWIS: In 1963, Mayhew joined The Spiral Group,
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founded by painters Romare Bearden and Norman Lewis
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in response to the civil rights struggle.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:03
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

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An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
They discussed the plight of Blacks in America - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
They discussed the plight of Blacks in America
The, uh, legacy that they've left is unbelievable... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
The, uh, legacy that they've left is unbelievable...
So they weren't just artists, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
So they weren't just artists,
SARAH: Spiral began in Romare Bearden's studio. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
SARAH: Spiral began in Romare Bearden's studio.
Spiral came into being in 1963 - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Spiral came into being in 1963
And in fact, they got together - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And in fact, they got together
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