Black American Portraits – Guide Brochure
Black American Portraits articulates a history of America through portraiture. Featuring approximately 140 works of art in painting, sculpture, textile, drawing, printmaking, photography, time-based media, and augmented reality, drawn primarily from the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the exhibition expresses Blackness as powerful, beautiful, abundant, nuanced, and joyful. With works spanning over 200 years, this presentation highlights the ways in which African Americans have used portraits to envision themselves and reimagine Blackness in their own eyes.