Soul of A Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power

An artwork by Raymond Saunders, titled Jack Johnson, dated 1971. Funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Pennsylvania Academy Women's Committee, and an Anonymous Dono

Tate Modern, London

2017

July 12–October 22, 2017 
 
Raymond Saunders was included in Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, a major traveling exhibition covering a broad spectrum of Black artistic practice from 1963 to 1983, one of the most politically, socially, and aesthetically revolutionary periods in American history. Black artists across the country worked in communities, in collectives, and individually to create a range of art responsive to the moment—including figurative and abstract painting, prints, and photography; assemblage and sculpture; and performance. This exhibition brought together for the first time the excitingly disparate practices of more than sixty Black artists from this important moment, offering an unparalleled opportunity to see their extraordinary works side by side.

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