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10 November 2011

African-American photojournalists capture L.A.’s rich post-War arts world

These are but a few arts-related images drawn from “Identity and Affirmation: Postwar African-American Photography,” an exhibition of 125 images produced by Los Angeles African-American photographers during the postwar years from 1945 to 1980. The marvelous show, at Cal State Northridge, which also includes social and political photographs, is part of Pacific Standard Time survey of post-war L.A. creative undertakings. [...]

13 October 2011

Alluring mix of mid-century jazz & photography comes to Northridge

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A stellar double bill of African-American post-War art happens on the campus of Cal State Northridge, when an afternoon photography show pairs beautifully with an early-evening performance of a Miles Davis tribute at the Valley Performing Arts Center. [...]