Does it matter, in 1990, whether a Black artist goes to art school?

There are about 90 works on view, most but not all of them by black artists.

Space in the book, whose cover is always the work of a black artist, runs from $275 to $3,000.

Without black artists, American dance would have been very different.

"Being a black artist and person is a thing I try to do," he said.

As he came of age in the 1930's, black visual artists were coming into their own.

Looking at work by urban black artists, you have to consider that difference.

During the late 80's there were a number of black artists struggling to be heard.

But the bulk of the program is given over, as it should be, to black artists.

It's a survey of figure paintings by 30 black artists from across the nation.