Movements and Debates

Progress, Unity, Respect, Equality, Success

Political Tool, Upliftment, Rejection, Embracing, Self-determination

Peace, Understanding, Revolution, Equality, Solidarity

Pride, Unity, Resistance, Empowerment, Strength

Political Tool

Upliftment

Rejection

Embracing

BAM espoused a monolithic vision of what Black art should be, focusing on realism.

BAM embraced diverse styles, forms, and mediums, unified by the goal of Black liberation.

BAM primarily focused on abstract expressionism, rejecting other forms of artistic expression.

BAM strictly adhered to traditional African art forms, avoiding contemporary influences.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Broadside Press

The Smithsonian Institution

The Museum of Modern Art

It led to a decline in the study of Black history and culture.

It provided a foundation for interdisciplinary study of Black history, culture, and politics.

It reinforced the marginalization of Black perspectives in traditional academic disciplines.

It had no significant impact on academic studies.

To integrate Black artists into mainstream American culture.

To promote Black self-determination and cultural pride.

To create art that appeals to a broad, multicultural audience.

To focus solely on aesthetic beauty, regardless of social context.

By creating art that solely focused on aesthetic beauty, ignoring social issues.

By using art as a political tool to raise consciousness and challenge systemic racism.

By primarily focusing on integrating Black artists into mainstream galleries and museums.

By adopting Eurocentric artistic styles to gain wider acceptance.

By discouraging the study of Black history and culture in academic settings.

By demonstrating the richness and complexity of Black cultural production and challenging the marginalization of Black perspectives.

By promoting Eurocentric perspectives in traditional academic disciplines.

By focusing solely on artistic expression and ignoring academic pursuits.

The rejection of Black identity and culture.

The affirmation of Black identity and challenge to Eurocentric beauty standards.

The promotion of integration into mainstream American culture.

The focus solely on aesthetic beauty without social context.

By promoting Eurocentric beauty standards.

By critiquing the Black is Beautiful movement.

By serving as a rallying cry for cultural pride and self-acceptance among African Americans.

By ignoring the issue of beauty standards.