A first-ever look at a network of Black visual artists in Harlem in the 1960s and 1970s This comprehensive account of the six-year history of Acts of Art, a gallery founded by and for Black artists in Greenwich Village in 1969, includes a complete exhibition record, biographies of the gallery-s key artists, and entries on important group exhibitions and events. This first in-depth look at Acts of Art, and its role within communities of Black artists in New York City, highlights the artists most closely tied to the gallery and its co-founder Nigel Jackson, from the early shows of Benny Andrews and James Denmark to the surveys of Lo-Mailou Jones and Hale Woodruff. In addition to an introductory essay and complete exhibition history, the volume includes artists- biographies and entries on important group exhibitions and events. The publication accompanies the exhibition Acts of Art in Greenwich Village, on view at Hunter College-s Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Galleries between Fall 2024 and
