Post War African-American Photography Exhibit at CSUN
A photo exhibit at California State University Northridge titled “Identity and Affirmation: Post War African-American Photography” will be open until December 10th. The exhibition features approximately 125 images produced by Los Angeles African-American photographers during the post-war years 1945-1980. Drawn from nearly 850,000 images from the collections that comprise the archives of the Institute for Arts & Media at California State University, Northridge, this exhibition offers insight into the era and artistic growth and development of events shaping African-American identity in Los Angeles.
I love learning about black history and would definitely attend this event, but alas I live in Texas. But for those who are in the area, you have to make this one of your stops. This is why I enjoy photography. It gives you the opportunity to freeze a moment in time and save it to share with others. Some of the people photographed in the exhibit include The Jackson 5, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Louie Armstrong, Nat King Cole, a young Muhammad Ali and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
For more information visit http://www.csun.edu/artgalleries.