Black Art Notes

‘Black Art Notes’ is a collection of essays edited by artist and organiser Tom Lloyd. Originally published in 1971, the book was conceived as a critical response to the ‘Contemporary Black Artists in America’ exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art but grew into a ‘concrete affirmation of Black Art philosophy as interpreted by eight Black artists,’ as Lloyd notes in the publication’s introduction.

Published on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the original printing, this facsimile edition features writings by Lloyd, Amiri Baraka, Melvin Dixon, Jeff Donaldson, Ray Elkins, Babatunde Folayemi, and Francis & Val Gray Ward.