Exhibitions

Watts: Art and Social Change in Los Angeles, 1965-2002 At the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee; features artists surrounding Watts portion of Los Angeles including: Charles Dickson, John Outterbridge, Elliot Pinkney, Nathanial Bustion and Noah Purifoy.

Watts Riot (Noah Purifoy) 1966 Composed of actual burnt wood and other debris from the Watts Riots of 1965. Large abstract fields of color, primarily blues, greens, whites and ochre, with charred wood. Raised letters in center black field reads "SIGNS". Raised letters in round lower-left field reads "ALWAYS BE CAREFUL". View

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