Black Arts/West was Seattle’s first black theatre and functioned as a three component program: theatre, dance, and an art gallery displaying the work of local and national artists. Evolving out of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, Black Arts/West was founded by Douglas Q. Barnett (1931-) in 1969. As a division of the Central Area Motivation Program, an anti-poverty agency, it was charged with getting young people involved and learning the necessary skills to survive and flourish in society.
In this image Doug Barnett talks about directing Garfield High School students in "El Hajj Malik," a series of vignettes based on the life of Malcolm X.
Caption information source: "Black Arts/West, Part 1, A History by Douglas Q. Barnett," by Douglas Q. Barnett, HistoryLink.org Essay 3921 Caption information source: The Seattle Times, April 12, 1970, page 111 Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.014.21.01, photo by Jack Brow
