Composite Target Practice Superimposed Over Amiri Baraka Group Image

Leaders of the Black Arts Movement (1960-1975), at the intersection of politics, art, and themes of feminism, sexuality, and gender, aspired to establish a “black aesthetic." To channel Gil Scott-Heron, the Black Arts Movement (BAM) was neccessarily televised, it was live across literature, theater, music, and visual arts. BAM emerged at a pivotal moment between the Civil Rights and Black Power struggle, reshaping the arts. Elizabeth Catlett in simpatico with leaders of BAM, produced one of her most iconic works, Target Practice (1970) during the Movement.