“Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956 – 1968” is currently on view at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles (through March 7th). Documenting an important era in American and African American history, the exhibition displays about 170 photographs by over thirty-five photographers. The images are deeply affecting and portray historical turning points such as the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956, the Freedom Rids to the Deep South of 1961, the March on Washington of 1963, the Selma-to-Montgomery march of 1965, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. of 1968, and the poor People’s Campaign of 1968.
Several of the photographs on display have never before been available to the public and visitors will have the opportunity to experience the power of all of the photos firsthand and learn more about the poignant images’ pivotal roles in shaping public opinion, promoting solidarity, and raising awareness of injustice.
Artists’ whose works are displayed in the exhibition include:
Bob Adelman, Morton Broffman, Bruce Davidson, Doris Derby, Larry Fink, James Karales, Danny Lyon, Builder Levy and Steve Schapiro.
Check out Skirball’s website for more information on this riveting exhibition.
Additionally, in conjunction with the Skirball exhibition, the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena is hosting a panel discussion including students, curators and special guests. Over a dozen large-scale graphic arts posters created in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are on view through March 14.
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