AfriCOBRA art collective

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:activePeriod 1968-1980s
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Studio_Museum_in_Harlem
gptkb:Brooklyn_Museum
gptkb:Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_Chicago
gptkbp:focus community empowerment
social justice
African American art
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Chicago
1968
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jeff_Donaldson
gptkb:Barbara_Jones-Hogu
gptkb:Jae_Jarrell
gptkb:Wadsworth_Jarrell
gptkb:Gerald_Williams
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AfriCOBRA art collective
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Black_Power_movement
African art
jazz
gptkbp:legacy influenced contemporary Black artists
contributed to Black cultural identity
gptkbp:mission create art for and about the Black community
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Black_Arts_Movement
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Carolyn_Lawrence
gptkb:Napoleon_Jones-Henderson
gptkb:Nelson_Stevens
gptkb:Sherman_Beck
Murry DePillars
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Unite
gptkb:Nation_Time
Ten in Search of a Nation
gptkbp:originalName COBRA (Coalition of Black Revolutionary Artists)
gptkbp:renamed 1970
AfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists)
gptkbp:style text-based art
vivid colors
positive imagery
gptkbp:website https://africobra.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeff_Donaldson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7