Date of Award
Fall 1-5-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Howard Singerman
Second Advisor
Uchenna Itam
Academic Program Adviser
Maria Antonella Pelizzari
Abstract
This thesis examines the under-studied work of the Black sculptor John T. Riddle, Jr. and how he was influenced by the politics of Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s. Police brutality, the Vietnam War, the Black Power Movement, and the Watts uprising had a major impact on Riddle’s work.
Recommended Citation
Vitti, Isabella, "The Black Arts and Black Power Movements in the Artwork of John T. Riddle, Jr." (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1098
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