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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

So they weren't just artists, these were the mentors ofthe future of American society

So they weren't just artists, these were the mentors of
the future of American society

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So they weren't just artists,
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these were the mentors of the future of American society.
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6 seconds
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30
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:25
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.
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
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