BGuthrie Photos: DC -- NMAAHC -- Exhibit: (L4) Visual Arts Gallery: Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.

DC -- NMAAHC -- Exhibit: (L4) Visual Arts Gallery: Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.:

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Description of Pictures: Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
September 10, 2021 – Ongoing
Located in the museum’s Visual Art and the American Experience space, the exhibition explores the Black Lives Matter movement, violence against African Americans, and how art depicts Black resistance, resilience, and protest. The newly acquired portrait of Breonna Taylor painted by renowned artist Amy Sherald is on view in the exhibition until May and is buttressed by 27 newly exhibited images and artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sheila Pree Bright, Bisa Butler, Shaun Leonardo, David Hammons, and many more.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. RECKON_220620_002.JPG: Reckoning. Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
2. RECKON_220620_007.JPG: Benny Andrews Militant, 1996
3. RECKON_220620_018.JPG: Jean-Michel Basquiat Untitled (Flag), ca 1979-1980
4. RECKON_220620_025.JPG: Kara Walker no world, 2010
5. RECKON_220620_030.JPG: Charles White Move on Up a Little Higher, 1961
6. RECKON_220620_041.JPG: Merton Simpson Confrontation 28A, 1966 Confrontation 28AA, 1966
7. RECKON_220620_055.JPG: Bisa Butler I Go to Prepare a Place For You, 2021
8. RECKON_220620_089.JPG: Deana Lawson An Ode to Yemaya, 2019
9. RECKON_220620_096.JPG: Camille Billops The KKK Boutique, 1994
10. RECKON_220620_102.JPG: Spencer Lewis Untitled, 2021
11. RECKON_220620_112.JPG: David Hammons The Man Nobody Killed, 1986 [Michael Stewart]
12. RECKON_220620_124.JPG: Patrick Martinez Flower Memorial for Pee Chee, 2017
13. RECKON_220620_132.JPG: Mildred Thompson Untitled (Lynching of a Woman), 1963
14. RECKON_220620_138.JPG: The history of racial violence in our nation is one of tragedy and resilience. Not just witnesses to such violence, African American artists have created artworks that give voice to the voiceless and reveal the ever-present threats of Black life. The works in this gallery document decades of injustice, from Rodney King, whose beating (captured on video) began to change the world's perception of police brutality, to Eric Garner whose last words prior to his death were, "I can't breathe."
15. RECKON_220620_141.JPG: Victor Ekpuk Union of Saint and Venus, 2012
16. RECKON_220620_146.JPG: Nelson Stevens Arty (centerpiece), 1970
17. RECKON_220620_155.JPG: From the bravery of Harriet Tubman, who guided numerous enslaved men, women, and children to freedom in the North, to Breonna Taylor, whose tragic death inspired thousands to stand up for justice deferred, Black women have fought to be heard and recognized. As rendered by African American artists, the women in this gallery represent well-known activists in addition to representations of those who quietly pushed for equity in our complex world across the centuries-long freedom struggle.
18. RECKON_220620_162.JPG: African Americans have faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their pursuit of political and social equity and equality. Despite the difficulties, they have never given up in their quest for a fair and just world. The works of these artists not only speak to a particular event, a movement, or a theme, they also speak to us -- the viewer -- as a call to action and a catalyst for change.
19. RECKON_220620_177.JPG: David Hammons African-American Flag, ca 1990
20. RECKON_220620_185.JPG: Kehinde Wiley St. John the Baptist, 2015
21. RECKON_220620_203.JPG: Amy Sherald Grand Dame Queenie, 2013
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Description of Subject Matter: Visual Arts Gallery
September 24, 2016 – Indefinitely
This art exhibition illustrates the critical role that African American artists played in shaping the history of American art. It features seven thematic sections and one changing exhibition gallery. Works include paintings, sculpture, works on paper, art installations, mixed media, photography, and digital media. The history and relevance of each work are available to visitors through a multimedia platform.
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