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- View of the Crowd as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Addresses Civil Rights Demonstrators at 40th Street and Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia (detail), August 3, 1965, John W. Mosley. Charles L. Blockson. Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia
Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985 brings together works by 100+ activists, photographers, painters, graphic designers, and multimedia artists, whose images fueled empowerment and propelled social change.
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View from below of activist and law professor Kathleen Cleaver standing on stage at a microphone. She wears all black, including a leather trench coat adorned with buttons and pins. Her hair is styled in a rounded afro, and her face is brightly lit by stage lights against a completely black background.
Smith's Kathleen Cleaver at Fillmore East (1971) is on view at the Getty Center through June 14, 2026.
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“Beuford Smith and his camera were inseparable. His extraordinary sense of composition looked effortless; his images were always humanistic, often ironic, all pure genius."
"When he captured the perfect shot, Beuford would say he was given a gift. But the gift is ours, his collection of fine arts photographs endures.” -Herb Robinson
Remembering Beuford Smith 📸
Photographer, member of the New York-based Kamoinge Workshop, and a founding editor of The Black Photographers Annual, Beuford Smith was an artist whose work opened up worlds of possibility for other Black creatives.
“The political situation is greater than the artistic situation. A picture can express a thousand words but action is supreme” —Emory Douglas
Dive into the details of this work and the history of the Black Panther Party in a full Smart History video:
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Lithograph print of a young Black boy holding a newspaper that reads "All Power to the People" in one hand and another rolled up newspaper that reads "The Black Panther" in the other. He has his mouth open signaling that he is speaking. There is a weapon tied to his back. The background is a bright blue gradient.
Emory Douglas was the Black Panther Party's Minister of Culture. He was also a commercially trained artist who created this lithograph print in 1969.
The artwork features a young boy holding a newspaper with a call for democracy and action—spreading the news of revolution.
A book signing follows this talk.
Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic will be available for purchase both before and after the program.
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Tune in Sunday, March 1, 2026, for Creator/Creation, a conversation between Harmonia and Getty curators Larisa Grollemond and Beth Morrison.
🎟️ Register to attend this free event in person at the Getty Center or online at gty.art/4bdeibi.
We're in the studio with nationally renowned Afro-Cuban American artist Harmonia Rosales, whose #paintings are featured alongside medieval #manuscripts that visualize Biblical narratives of the creation of Earth in Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages.
27.02.2026 01:17 — 👍 32 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0Many of the photographs in this exhibition were! Commercial photography was a massive part of the Black Arts Movement.
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The above image is from the B-Boys series, which documented upstart hip-hop dancers.
Oh, and on great portraits? Simpson says it's about "choosing the backdrops, getting the light ready, and trying to get to know something about the person."
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Two African American men dressed to the nines in fedoras and white suites pose for a photograph, the taller man's arm resting on the shorter man's shoulder.
What are the secrets to taking a great portrait?
Coreen Simpson captured images of Black culture and daily life during the struggle for civil rights in the 20th century. She began her photography career while working as a freelance journalist.
Organized by the #NationalGalleryOfArt, Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985 brings together works by 100+ activists, photographers, painters, graphic designers, & multimedia artists, whose images fueled empowerment & propelled social change.
On view now through 6/14/26. gty.art/bam
Two young marchers at Selma face the camera. They painted their faces white and boldly wrote "vote" on their foreheads. The face paint communicates the march’s goal: voting rights for African Americans. The facial expressions of the men, one of lighthearted joy and another more serious, portray the conflicted moods of the Selma March.
#Photography was a strong tool in this movement: an art form, organizing force, & means of building community.
Through bold experimentation, action, & commitment to social change, artists centered Black experiences, transformed public spaces, & created art that invited reflection & connection.
A young girl in a checkered dress stands with her hands pressed against a shop window labeled "Capitol Children's Shop." Behind her, a man crouches with a camera, capturing the scene.
Uniting around civil rights movements of the mid-20th century, writers, musicians, & visual artists explored how their work could celebrate Black culture & promote dignity, hope, & freedom. Their efforts to make & support art rooted in history & identity became known as the Black Arts Movement.
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Two people analyze a binder of slides. Text reads: New ways of working to protect cultural heritage. Read full story getty.edu/news
Archivists 🤝 conservators
Getty is working to bring these two historically siloed fields together to enrich collaboration and solve problems. gty.art/4tI2DIX
According to medieval astrology, Pisces season is a bad time for taking medicine for the feet and anything to do with fire. [4/4]
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According to medieval astrology, Pisces season is a good time for pruning vines, anything to do with water, buying and selling things, and bloodletting from the arms. [3/4]
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In today’s astrological terms, Pisces are believed to be generous and adaptable, but also moody.
In medieval humoral theory, Pisces were believed to have cold and moist humors due to an excess of phlegm in their bodies. [2/4]
Happy Pisces season! Pisces are believed to be generous and adaptable, but also a little moody. Sound like a Pisces you know?
Scroll this 🧵 to reveal the dos and don'ts of Pisces season according to medieval astrology. ♓️ [1/4]
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At Getty, art is for all. Including sea lions. 🌊
In honor of #WorldAquariumDay, Aquarium of the Pacific 🐋's Parker shares his thoughts on some of the most popular artwork in Getty's collections.
Old photograph of a person on a bridge looking over the edge into a body of water.
For more from Japanese-American photographers: gty.art/4rJt5jt
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Old photograph of the wheels of a carriage or perhaps a wheelchair casting shadows on dewy pavement.
Executive Order 9066 forced Japanese-American photographers to destroy, hide, or store their prints and equipment with trusted acquaintances.
Many of them abandoned their profession or passion following incarceration during WWII.
Old photograph of a boy in a suit standing in front of a large inflated parachute on its side.
LA's Little Tokyo was a hub for Japanese-American photographers.
Some ran commercial studios. Others belonged to the Japanese Camera Pictorialists of California (JCPC), which provided a space and sense of camaraderie for hobbyists who made prints for submissions to exhibitions and publications.
Old photograph of a wave in the ocean.
On this day in 1942, Executive Order 9066 was signed, forcing over 120,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps. #DayofRemembrance
Among the internees were individuals who embraced photography as an important means of artistic expression in the 1920s and 1930s.
P.S. Applications for the upcoming Conserving Black Modernism cohort are now open until February 20, 2026: savingplaces.org/black-modern...
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Founder's Church is one of 21 sites that have received funding through Getty's Conserving Black Modernism initiative since 2022.
This program aims to preserve modern architecture in the United States by Black architects and designers.
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Step inside a modernist gem in Los Angeles's Koreatown.
This is one of a handful of churches designed by the pivotal Black architect Paul R. Williams. Getty recently granted funding to support modernization efforts: gty.art/4aJ76m0
In 2020, USC and Getty acquired the Paul R. Williams archive so it could be studied and made available to researchers. This fall, Getty, USC, and LACMA will launch the first major exhibition series dedicated to this groundbreaking architect.
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