Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
2011-2012
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. Now Dig This! 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. Read more at the Hammer Museum.