Black Arts at OxyMain MenuIntroductionAmy Lyford's introduction to Art History 389 class projectWorks in the ExhibitionClose inspection of artists' works in contextBlack Arts, Culture and Community at Occidental: 1969-1972Landing page for Oxy historical context for the exhibition and the culture re: black student experience + curriculumBlack Arts, Culture and Community in Los Angeles: 1969-1972Landing page for research about the broader cultural, political, and artistic context in LA, 1969-1972BibliographyAll sources for the current iteration of Black Arts at OxyAmy Lyford7f58938a63eff8db4092d452d1f6451c2056d580Allison Wendt5f609f9e327122da9a07a273744d9e6d158702fcLeila Wang57ba150afc9b24810f035018ea1dcdcf8ac91999Christina Sabinf0fc1c7a57adf43a59c2ba72758e45fee772e3d4Vanessa Toddd44a174f5c0bf51566a0822429f8a0c533cf973bKellen Holte3d1dbad48f5400866a6acd47d4afed94700451aJennifer Keane585455368ba9baefcc126fd1c8f4bd3f64c3e50dSophia McGintye2afbd2b58ee1a169801b7d90740468951cc4d86Katherine Torrey6fe8a07abe4c528e68021a61b56ce660c8aa4882Emily Dwyer5902de6501051e6518d15bf822af5ad8e1c359d9Chloe Welmond980bbb8a8d7c8a417dc46daa91a71eecefd4118aKailee Stovalle823ac3a96f225f888ac5f74bc901add983ccdcfJocelyn Lob248c946ca9bbc33f02e61d9487c6b7452c7ed45
Prayer Hands
12016-11-17T16:19:19-08:00Katherine Torrey6fe8a07abe4c528e68021a61b56ce660c8aa4882128344plain2016-12-17T14:36:08-08:00Katherine Torrey6fe8a07abe4c528e68021a61b56ce660c8aa4882The viewer’s attention is drawn to the hands of the figure, which contain the boldest lines and darkest hints of black ink. Perhaps the hands in prayer formation are meant to signify a prayer for the black body, which has been historically oppressed and brutalized.
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12016-11-15T15:47:09-08:00Katherine Torrey6fe8a07abe4c528e68021a61b56ce660c8aa4882Prayer, 1969, Body Print, 43” x 29”1media/W1siZiIsIjE3MTk5NyJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDIwMDB4MjAwMFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpgplain2016-11-15T15:47:09-08:00Katherine Torrey6fe8a07abe4c528e68021a61b56ce660c8aa4882
