Black Is Beautiful

I went to the Skirball cultural center located in Los Angeles. I was able to find a countless amount of art pieces I enjoyed. The exhibit was focused more on the impacts of African Americans in photographs. The exhibit is called Black Is Beautiful, and portrays numerous amounts of black females and males in the best possible light. It is a throwback to the 1960s where black citizens were becoming activists. There were over forty pictures to represent black excellence. One of the most famous pictures in the exhibition was the Kwame Brathwaite. In the photo, A black woman is seen staring into the distance, with white earrings trickling down her right shoulder. The image is a spectacle. The only white we are able to see is the reflection on her face and the long earrings. The combination creates a beautiful image that has gotten the attention of many.
    The exhibition was inspired by the nationalist Marcus Garvey. Brathwaite and his brother Elombe Brath founded two organizations that demonstrated to help African Americans to be seen in a positive light in the 1960s. For examples things like African Jazz, actors, and designers. A photograph I really enjoyed was Kwame Brathwaite's photograph of Grandassa model Nomsa Brath. It appeared Brathwaite was attempting to depict the dull nature of the citizens or the eyes of white people looking down on the black citizens. But after further thought, I registered that all the black women had identical haircuts. I concluded that he was effectively demonstrating the title of his exhibition. He was shooting black beauty, to their wonderful hair and to their exceptional clothing.