Art As A Protest and Affirmation: Charles White

Charles White, I Have a Dream (detail), 1976, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Cirrus Editions Archive. Purchased with funds provided by the Director's Roundtable, and gift of Cirrus Editions, © The Charles White Archives, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

The first major exhibition of the artist in over 30 years to open at LACMA.

On view from February 17th through June 9th, the retrospective exhibition will showcase approximately 100 paintings, drawings, prints and photograph. White, who used his art to condemn the institutionalized racism faced by African Americans, moved between Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. In LACMA’s home city, the artist created some of his most famous works. To give more context to Charles White’s retrospective, LACMA will put a complementary exhibition titled Life Model: Charles White and His Students in its satellite gallery at Charles White Elementary School, formerly Otis Art Institute. Don’t miss it!