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African Americans & the Arts Flashcards

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1924 1st student to receive a degree from the art department at Howard University in Washington DC

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Alma Thomas

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in 1972 1st Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York

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Alma Thomas

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1941 is the first African American to be represented by a New York Gallery

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Jacob Lawrence

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Painted Last year, “One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series” 60- panel series

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Jacob Lawrence

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1948 is the 1st African American staff photographer and writer at Life magazine.

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Gordon Parks

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Created Black Klansman

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Spike Lee

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Nominated for two Academy Awards but has not one

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Spike Lee

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1988-1st African American curator at the Whitney Museum of American are in New York

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Thelma Golden

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Who created “Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary Art

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Thelma Golden

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Who formed the Reel Power Production Company

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Antoine Fuqua

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Directed the trailer for Dangerous minds

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Antoine Fuqua

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Directed Selma in 2014

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Ava DuVernay

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Directed Queen Sugar, A Wrinkle in Time, Middle of Nowhere, I Will Follow

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Ava DuVernay

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2013 1st African American to serve as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars)

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Cheryl Boone Isaacs

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1979 President for distribution and marketing at 20th Century Fox

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Ashley A. Boone Jr.

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2013 First black artist whose work ranks among the most expensive by a living female artist

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Julie Mehretu

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Artist painted “Retopistics: A Renegade Excavation, sold for $4.6 million

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Julie Mehretu

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1st African American woman to win a Academy Award in the Best Costume Design category for Black Panther

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Ruth E. Carter

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2018 1st African American to win an Academy Award for Best Production Design

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Hannah Beachler

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2019 Opened Tyler Perry Studios on former Fort Pherson army base in Atlanta Georgia

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Tyler Perry

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Youngest executive producer with her work on the movie Little

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Marsai Martin

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