David J. Kaminsky Three simple words, “Black is Beautiful,” are vibrantly repeated against a backdrop of green and blue to give gravity to their meaning. Sharp black angles and broken letters break the calm of the composition and accentuate the turmoil of the time.
Black is Beautiful II, David K. DeLong, c. 1966, serigraph, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Harriett DeLong.