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exhibitions

2018

Installation view

California Bound: Slavery on the New Frontier, 1848–1865

September 26, 2018 – April 28, 2019

Illustration of eight female African American historical figures surrounded by sunflowers

The Notion of Family

September 26, 2018 – March 3, 2019

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. behind a dozen microphones addressing large crowd

Los Angeles Freedom Rally, 1963

September 26, 2018 – March 3, 2019

Unique ultrachrome pigmented print, spray paint, and acrylic on canvas

Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush

September 23, 2018 – January 20, 2019

Two women in hushed conversation

Robert Pruitt: Devotion

September 12, 2018 – February 17, 2019

Mixed media painting with collage and objects on canvas over wood panel 60 x 60 x 8 in

Shinique Smith: Refuge

March 14 – September 9, 2018

Family gathered for portrait on green lawn in front of house with bars on the windows

Nicole Miller: Athens, California

March 14 – September 9, 2018

The detritus of different life experiences divided by a gulf of exploding sunshine

Charting the Terrain: Eric Mack and Pamela Smith Hudson

March 14 – September 9, 2018

Choir singing in front of government building

How Sweet the Sound: Gospel Music in Los Angeles

February 8 – August 26, 2018

Closely filled garden of wild flowers backlit by late day sun

Adler Guerrier: Conditions and Forms for blck Longevity

February 1 – August 26, 2018

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Galleries Open
Tuesdays–Saturdays
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sundays
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

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  • here and now
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collection
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  • recent acquisition and accession
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  • loan requests
support
  • individual giving
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  • donate to the collection
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  • current
  • upcoming
  • traveling
  • past
library
  • about
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