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The Cosby Show
premiered on TV.
Te Cosby Show portrayed
a positive upper-class Black
family living in Brooklyn.
Black art was prominently October Gallery opened in June Kelly Art Gallery opened
displayed in nearly every room Philadelphia, PA. in New York City.
in the house. Before opening the gallery,
June Kelly had been a private
dealer for many years. In Golden Enterprise
addition, she had managed was founded in
the career of artist Romare Brighton, CO.
Bearden for 13 years, until his Golden Enterprise focuses on
death in 1988. publishing quality art images
Madonna by Brenda Joysmith by African-Americans and
was published. The Birth of Toussaint other ethnic groups.
Tis limited edition print Hidden Heritage was L ’Ouverture was released.
became a collector’s item. It published by David Tis was the frst print in The Barnett Aden Collection
was displayed on Te Cosby C. Driskell. a series of serigraphs of was sold to the Florida
Show. A catalog of an exhibition Toussaint L’Ouverture by Endowment Fund.
included works by Sargent Jacob Lawrence. Te Barnett Aden Collection
Kathleen Wilson released Johnson, Hale Woodruf, was the creation of two
new prints. Romare Bearden, Elizabeth extraordinary African-
In 1984, she published her Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, The National Black Arts American art professionals,
frst four limited-edition Robert S. Duncanson Festival’s frst summer festival Alonzo J. Aden and James
lithographs. Tese images and others. was held in Atlanta, GA. V. Herring. Tey opened the
included Te AACV Village NBAF frmly established itself original gallery in their private
Poster, Four Women Waiting, La Belle Galerie opened as one of the most important residence and named it after
Tree Musicians and Te Keeper. in New Orleans. festivals in the world for the Aden’s mother, Naomi Barnett
presentation of the art and Aden, a retired schoolteacher. Thelma Harris Gallery opened
Things Graphics opened. Savacou Gallery opened culture of the African Diaspora. in Oakland, CA.
Te company remains in New York. E&S Gallery was established. Specializing in works by
America’s largest Black Tis gallery has been at the Pyramid Gallery opened Based in Louisville, KY, E&S contemporary African-
distributor of African-American forefront of the movement to in Little Rock, Arkansas. is a full-service art and custom- American artists, the gallery
prints. popularize African-American Sixteen years later, Pyramid framing gallery. is a venue for emerging, mid-
art. Gallery evolved into Pyramid career and established painters,
Vargas Fine Art was founded Art, Books & Custom Framing Heritage Art Gallery opened sculptors and mixed-media
Melanin Graphics opened in Maryland. and Hearne Fine Art. in Philadelphia, PA. artists.
Samuel’s Gallery opened Charles L. Blockson donated in Baltimore, MD. Elba Vargas-Colbert formed
in Oakland, CA. his collection of African- her company to distribute fne
Samuel’s Gallery was an American and Caribbean B Graphics founded art by African-Americans.
early innovator of Black art rare publications to Temple in California.
distribution. University in Philadelphia,
PA.
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