October 2, 2011–January 8, 2012

Raymond Saunders was one of thirty-three artists included in 

Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980

, a landmark exhibition curated by Kellie Jones that chronicled the vital legacy of Los Angeles’s African American artists. 

 examined a pioneering group of African American artists whose work, connections, and friendships with other artists of varied ethnic backgrounds influenced the creative community and artistic practices that developed in Los Angeles during this historic period. The exhibition presented 140 artworks by these artists and the friends who influenced and supported them and explored the significant contributions of African Americans to the canon of Los Angeles art.

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An Installation view, of Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960–1980, dated 2011–2012. A Photo by Robert Wedemeyer.

An artwork by Raymond Saunders, titled American Dream, dated 1968. Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts; Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Childe Hassam Fund). copyright Raymond Saunders

Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980

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