Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In the 1920s, several Black artists in Washington DC created work so prolific, it started a Renaissance. So why isn’t their work more well known?

It challenged racial stereotypes.

Watch to uncover their story ⬆️

👤 Featuring National Gallery Curatorial Assistant Rashieda Witter

Images: Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Final Image: Beverly Price, A Great Day in Chocolate City, 2024. Photographer assistant and editor: Phylicia Ghee. Lead lighting technician: Thomas "BJ" Williams-EL. Lighting technician: Diante Jenkins. Location: Chela Mitchell Gallery. Organized by Rashieda Witter.

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