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Editor
Samella Lewis, Ph.D.
Managing Editor
Juliette Bowles
Associate Editor
M. J. Hewitt, Ph.D.
Executive Publisher
William R. Harvey, Ed.D.
Many artists who have made significant contributions to the establishment of standards in African American art reached their maturity in the city of Los Angeles, CA.
A movement in this direction started with the founding of Art West Associated in Los Angeles by Ruth Waddy in 1960, and the opening of the Brockman Gallery by the brothers, Alonzo and Dale Davis, both artists, in 1967. Brockman soon formed the nucleus around which many African American artists functioned and interacted. It was the first exhibition venue for many, and the Davis brothers were active in seeking other venues for the artists, such as television shows—an early Bill Cosby show, for example. Two of the four artists featured in this special issue—David Hammons and Noah Purifoy—were part of the Brockman group. Camille Billops and Melvin Edwards contributed to the energy of the early Art West Movement, but it had left Los Angeles by the time the Brockman Gallery opened. Billops and Edwards now make their homes in New York; Hammons divides his time between New York and Rome, Italy, and Purifoy, who can be regarded as a mentor and trendsetter for many from the pivotal days of the 1960s, remains in California. Hammons and Purifoy represent two different generations of the Brockman group and, no doubt, Hammons was influenced by Purifoy’s cutting edge installations of the 1960s. At that time Hammons was pioneering in the combining of body print with direct painting and serigraphy.
—Excerpt from “The Los Angeles Connection” by M.J. Hewitt, Ph.D.
Feature Articles and Contributors:
“The Los Angeles Connection”, M.J. Hewitt, Ph.D.
“Noah Purifoy of Joshua Tree”, Sue Welsh
“David Hammons, Art Alchemist”, Samella Lewis, Ph.D.
“David Hammons, In Life in Art”, Steve Cannon
“Camille Billops”, An Interview with Samella Lewis, Ph.D.
“Melvin Edwards, An Artist’s Life and Philosophy”, Lowery Stokes Sims, Ph.D.
“Walter O. Evans, A Healer Among the Dealers”, Les Payne
“Museum News”
Bibliographic Details
Title: The International Review of African American Art
Publisher: The Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Pictorial Softcover
Book Condition: Excellent
Book Type: Quarterly Magazine
Funding:
This issue is published jointly with Multicultural Arts, Inc. and is made possible, in part, by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.
Shipping Terms:
All books are padded and wrapped carefully. Most are shipped in a box, unless very small, in which case they will be shipped in a padded envelope.
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