Formed on the South Side of Chicago in 1968 at the height of the civil rights, Black power, and Black arts movements, the AFRICOBRA collective created a new artistic visual language rooted in the culture of Chicago\'s Black neighborhoods.
Jarrell tells the definitive story of the group.
In AFRICOBRA , painter, photographer, and collective cofounder Wadsworth A.
The collective\'s aesthetics, especially the use of vibrant color, capture the rhythmic dynamism of Black culture and social life.
Formed on the South Side of Chicago in 1968 at the height of the civil rights, Black power, and Black arts movements, the AFRICOBRA collective created a new artistic visual language rooted in the culture of Chicago\'s Black neighborhoods