Highlight: Films on Demand

Films on Demand is a database of video resources available to instructors through the Articles and Database section of the SWC library website. The library offers occasional workshops and individual training on how to integrate this resource into your classes and presentations, and Films on Demand offers Webinars free of charge.  The library guide is a great place to start if you would like to set up an account, as are the videos available through the Southwestern College Library.

African American History Month Video Resources

     

In the Slide Library:

Jean-MichelBasquiat: The Radiant Child (Painting)

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