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Pathways Exhibit Showcasing Local African American Artists Opens in January at CAAM
Los Angeles – (December 9, 2004) - The City of Los
Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, in partnership with
the Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex,
California State University, Los Angeles, is presenting a
three-part citywide survey exhibition of works created by
African American artists in the Los Angeles area from
1945 through 2003.
The exhibition, African American Artists in Los Angeles, a Survey Exhibition, seeks to
commemorate and celebrate the artistic and cultural contributions African American artists have
continued to make to the City of Los Angeles, its residents and visitors. This exhibition started in
January 2004 as part of Celebrate 2004, the City of Los Angeles’ official events celebrating
African American Heritage Month, and will culminate with the city’s celebrations in 2005.
The three individual parts of the program each cover a unique time period in the life of
the city and its artists. Part One of the exhibition, entitled Fade, was presented and concluded in
early 2004. Now we are pleased to announce Parts Two and Three of the exhibition opening in
January 2005.
African American Artists in Los Angeles, a Survey Exhibition
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Part Two of the exhibition, Pathways, includes artwork created between 1966 and 1989.
Pathways will be presented at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Barnsdall Art Park
and the California African American Museum in Exposition Park. Pathways is curated by
Dale Brockman Davis who, alongside his brother Alonzo, established one of the city's first and
oldest gallery showing the work of African American artists.
Part Three, entitled Reaction, includes artwork dated 1945 through 1965 and will be
sited alongside Pathways at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, located in Barnsdall Art
Park. Reaction is curated by Leonard Simon, with assistance by Bruce Picano. Reaction
promises to present works rarely seen by the public that carry great significance to the city of
Los Angeles, the nation, and the international community.
The mission of the California African American Museum is to research, collect, preserve
and interpret for public enrichment, the history, art and culture of African Americans with
emphasis on California and the western United States. The museum is located at 600 State Drive
in Exposition Park. Admission is free. Parking is $6. For more information, please call
213/744-7432. The California African American Museum is a State of California Museum,
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor.
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