Choreographer and video artist Blondell Cummings (1944-2015) mined everyday experiences
like washing, cooking, and building in her work, referring to her stop-motion movements as “moving pictures.”
This is the first exhibition and publication presented by the GRI’s African American Art History Initiative, and was co-organized by Art + Practice and the Getty Research Institute, and co-curated by Kristin Juarez, Research Specialist; Rebecca Peabody, Head, Research Projects & Academic Outreach; and Glenn Phillips, Senior Curator, Head of Exhibitions, and Head of Modern & Contemporary Collections, with curatorial and research assistance from Samantha Gregg and Alex Jones.