'Bird,' Rico Gatson's 2015 work on paper, is reproduced from 'Black American Portraits,' published by @delmonico_books and @lacma Spanning over two centuries from around 1800 to the present day, 'Black American Portraits' chronicles the ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves in their own eyes. Remembering 'Two Centuries of Black American Art,' curated by David C. Driskell at LACMA 45 years ago, this book is a companion to the exhibition of the same name that reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters and spaces. This selection of approximately 140 works from LACMA’s permanent collection highlights emancipation, scenes from the Harlem Renaissance, portraits from the Civil Rights and Black Power eras, multiculturalism of the 1990s and the spirit of Black Lives Matter. Artists include: Alvin Baltrop, Edward Biberman, Bisa Butler, Jordan Casteel, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Bruce Davidson, Stan Douglas, rafa esparza, Shepard Fairey, Charles Gaines, Sargent Claude Johnson, Deana Lawson, Kerry James Marshall, Alice Neel, Lorraine O'Grady, Catherine Opie, Amy Sherald, Ming Smith, Henry Taylor, Tourmaline, Mickalene Thomas, James Van Der Zee, Carrie Mae Weems, Charles White, Kehinde Wiley and Deborah Willis. Edited with text by Christine Y. Kim and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews. Forewords by Mary Schmidt Campbell and Michael Govan. Text by Hilton Als, Bridget R. Cooks, Ilene Susan Fort, Dhyandra Lawson, Jeffrey C. Stewart. Afterword by Naima J. Keith. Read more via linkibio. #blackamericanportraits @cyknycla @lazyt4road @hilton.als @dhyandra @jeffreycstewart @naimajoy @rico_gatson #ricogatson https://www.instagram.com/p/CnChcYrOO-8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
