“For decades, the art world ignored artists of color — an institutional neglect it’s now trying to correct. But in the 1960s and ’70s, in Los Angeles and New York, three galleries led the way in showing the work of black artists, many of whom are now among the most influential of our time.”
In Los Angeles, from left: ULYSSES JENKINS, CHARLES DICKSON, BARBARA MCCULLOUGH, SENGA NENGUDI and the Brockman Gallery co-founder DALE BROCKMAN DAVIS. In New York City, from left: the JAM founder LINDA GOODE BRYANT, GREGORY EDWARDS, the Gallery 32 founder SUZANNE JACKSON, the author and former JAM employee GREG TATE, LORRAINE O’GRADY, FRED WILSON, HOWARDENA PINDELL, ADGER COWANS, MAREN HASSINGER, DAWOUD BEY and MING SMITH.