with the murder of george floyd in america, #BlackLivesMatter is again at the forefront of a lot of our minds.

as a white person, i want to support and uplift black voices & expression rather than insert my own thoughts into the discussion.

this thread is an appreciation of Black artists’ work from the previous @Tate exhibition: ‘Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power’.

tw; artworks depicting anti-black violence

1. Freedom Now, 1963, Reginal Gammon.

2A. America the Beautiful, 1960, Norman Lewis.

2B. Processional, 1965, Norman Lewis.

3. The Devil and his Game, 1970, Kay Brown.

4. The First One Hundred Years: He Amongst You Who is Without Sin Shall Cast the First Stone; Forgive Them Father For They Know Not What They Do, 1963 - 1972, Archibald Motley.

5. Fred Hampton’s Door 2, 1975, Dana C. Chandler.

6. selections from the newspaper ‘The Black Panther’ and posters, c. 1970, Emory Douglas.

7A. Lynch Fragments: Some Bright Morning, 1963, Melvin Edwards.

7B. Lynch Fragments: Afro-Phoenix #2, 1963, Melvin Edwards.

7C. Lynch Fragments: Mamba, 1965, Melvin Edwards.

8A. Liberation Soldiers, 1972, Wadsworth Jarrell.

8B. Black Prince, 1971, Wadsworth Jarrell.

9. Wives of Sango, 1971, Jeff Donaldson.

10A. Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free, 1972, Carolyn Lawrence.

10B. Nation Time, 1970, Gerald Williams.

11. Injustice Case, 1970, David Hammond.