Revising the Future
Another gallery in The Long 1968 exhibition is titled Revising the Future. It is based solely on the unique artists that came forward during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, with the goal of producing artwork based solely on the idea of bringing light into the darkness. This was a time of turmoil and chaos, which comes through in the art. The artwork ranged from humanistic to abstraction. It was difficult to forecast the future through specific imagery, so artists used colors and shapes that brought a sense of hope and happiness. Not all of the art was visual. Some artists relied on words to create a sense of hope through poetry. Artists found a balance between hope and distress when portraying the struggle of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement.
 Revising the Future |  Dead Man About to Meet His MakerH.C. Westermann Los Angeles, CA 1922-Danbury, CT 1981 |  Revising the Future |  Pensive FigureElizabeth Catlett Washington, DC 1915-Cuernavaca, Mexico 2012 |  Pensive FigureElizabeth Catlett Washington, DC 1915-Cuernavaca, Mexico 2012 |
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 Untitled (Hexagonal Composition)Al Loving Detroit, MI 1935-New York, NY 2005 |  Revising the Future |  Untitled (Blue Waves)Norman Lewis New York, NY 1909-New York, NY 1979 |  Ying YangMarion A. Epting born Forrest, MS 1940 |  Race of PovertyGordon Parks Fort Scott, KS 1912-New York, NY 2006 |
 UntitledLee Bontecou born Providence, RI 1931 |  UntitledNorman Lewis New York, NY 1909-New York, NY 1979 |  Paper Piece IRichard Hunt born Chicago, IL 1935 |  Poet #4Hughie Lee-Smith Eustis, FL 1915-Albuquerque, NM 1999 |  Trinity #10Alice Trumbull Mason Litchfield, CT 1904-New York, NY 1971 |
 UntitledLee Bontecou born Providence, RI 1931 |  CommemoratingCarrie Mae Seems born Portland, OR 1953 |