Monday, February 2, 2015

African American History Month Video Resources

     


In the Slide Library:

TheArt of Romare Bearden (Collage/Painting)
MayaLin: A Strong Clear Vision (Public Sculpture)This film does not show work by an African-American artist, however it  has a great segment that covers Maya Lin’s Civil Rights Memorial, and gives a good overview of the Civil Rights Movement. 

School’s Out: Self-taught Artists Grandma Moses, Bill Traylor William Hawkins,  Features Bill Traylor and William Hawkins, two important African-American painters




Art21:
(Segments are available online or the in the Slide Library)

Layla Ali (Drawing/Painting) Season 3, Power
Mark Bradford (Painting/Collage/Video) Season 4, Paradox
Kara Walker (Installation) Season 2, Stories
Ellen Gallagher (Painting/Collage) Season 3, Play
Michael Ray Charles (Painting) Season1, Consumption
Abigail DeVille (Video/Sculpture) NewYork Close Up
Leonard Drew (Sculpture) Season 7 Preview
Latoya Frazier (Photography/Video) New York Close Up
Trenton Doyle Hancock (Painting/Drawing/Installation) Season 2, Stories
Greg Lignon (Painting) Season 6, History
Kalup Linzy (Video) NewYork Close Up
Kerry James Marshall (Painter) Season 1, Identity
Martin Puryear (Sculpture) Season 2, Time
Jacolby Satterwhite (Performance/Video) New York CloseUp
Carrie Mae Weems (Photography) Season 5, Compassion and SmartHistory 
Fred Wilson (Sculpture) Season 3, Structures


Other Sources:

Faith Ringgold (Painter/Quilter) playlist and article
Various Artists (Quilting) Craft in America, Quilting (Available through Films on Demand on the SWC Library webpage)
Chakaia Booker (Sculpture) Ted Talk
Lorna Simpson (Photography/Installation) Ted Talk