And we learn as much from a dignified wedding portrait of unknown newlyweds, circa 1920 as we do from a pensive shot of James Baldwin and Harry Belafonte at The March on Washington in 1963. In the section of the show entitled Art and Black Activism, we see leading civil rights leaders such as Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the eyes of leading black documentarians of the civil rights era. Another segment of the exhibition is devoted to the black photographer as an artist juxtaposing fact and fantasy to yield a wide array of compositions. In sum, Reflections In Black is a fitting tribute to the vision of the African-American photographer which simultaneously celebrates the diversity of the black experience. Exhibition runs through June 30th.
Admission is free.
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