''Colored Frames'' is a 2007
documentary film
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
taking a look at the role of fine art in the
Civil Rights Movement, as well as the legacy of discrimination in the art community both historically and contemporarily. The documentary is a showcase of a wide variety of works primarily by African-American artists, and a discussion of modern sociopolitical topics focused on race, gender, and class.
Beginning in late 2011 the film began airing nationally in the U.S. via
American Public Television
American Public Television (APT) is an American nonprofit organization and syndicator of programming for public television stations in the United States. It distributes public television programs nationwide for PBS member stations and indepen ...
.
Artists who appeared on camera in this documentary included:
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Benny Andrews
Benny Andrews (November 13, 1930 – November 10, 2006) was an African-American artist, activist and educator.
Born in Plainview, Georgia, Andrews earned a BFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1958, and soon after ...
* John Ashford
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Gustave Blache III
* Marva Huston
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Linda Goode Bryant
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Mary Schmidt Campbell
* Nanette Carter
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Ed Clark
Edward E. Clark (born May 4, 1930) is an American lawyer and politician who ran for governor of California in 1978, and for president of the United States as the nominee of the Libertarian Party in the 1980 presidential election.
Background
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* Francks Deceus
* Larry Hampton
* Gordon C. James
* June Kelly of the June Kelly Gallery
* Wangechi Mutu
* Ron Ollie
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Danny Simmons
Daniel Simmons Jr. is a Neo-African abstract expressionist painter, a published author, poet and philanthropist. He is the older brother of hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons and rapper Joseph Simmons ("Reverend Run" of Run–D.M.C.).
Simm ...
* Duane Smith
* Tafa
See also
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Civil rights movement in popular culture
The history of the 1954 to 1968 American civil rights movement has been depicted and documented in film, song, theater, television, and the visual arts. These presentations add to and maintain cultural awareness and understanding of the goals, tact ...
References
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2007 documentary films
2007 films
African-American art
Documentary films about the civil rights movement
Documentary films about the visual arts
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
English-language documentary films
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