Myth of a Colorblind France is a full-length documentary that investigates the reasons behind the notion that France is a colorblind society. It explores the lives and careers of renowned African Americans who emigrated to Paris, including numerous visual artists. Among them are Barbara Chase-Riboud, Augusta Savage, and Lois Mailou Jones, and Henry Ossawa Tanner. Rare video footage of Tanner strolling in Paris with his relatives is a special treat.
Beauford is included in the roster of artists whose stories are featured in the documentary. Commentary about him is delivered by illustrator Gregory Masurovsky. He gets almost a minute of coverage, during which you can see images of sixteen of his works. Many of these, including the paintings represented below, were shown at Through the Unusual Door, the Knoxville Museum of Art's brilliant monographic exhibition that will close on October 25, 2020.
Dark Rapture
(1941) Oil on masonite
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Auto-portrait
(1965) Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Self-Portrait
(1962) oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire
Court Appointed Administrator
Image courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC, New York , NY
One of the gems presented in the documentary is this photo of scholar Michel Fabre in Beauford's studio:
Michel Fabre in Beauford's studio
Image used with the permission of Pierre Fabre
Though one might think that Fabre sat for the portrait shown behind him, the subject of the painting is actually Colin Gravois.
Beauford gifted Fabre with a small work on paper entitled Man in African Dress. This was shown in the Beauford Delaney: The Color Yellow exhibition mounted by the High Museum in Atlanta in 2002-2003 and at the 2016 Paris Resonance of Form and Vibration of Color exhibition mounted by the Wells International Foundation.
To purchasing tickets for viewing Myth of a Colorblind France, click here: https://watch.firstrunfeatures.com/products/myth-of-a-colorblind-france-at-first-run-features
Beauford is included in the roster of artists whose stories are featured in the documentary. Commentary about him is delivered by illustrator Gregory Masurovsky. He gets almost a minute of coverage, during which you can see images of sixteen of his works. Many of these, including the paintings represented below, were shown at Through the Unusual Door, the Knoxville Museum of Art's brilliant monographic exhibition that will close on October 25, 2020.
(1941) Oil on masonite
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
(1965) Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
(1962) oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire
Court Appointed Administrator
Image courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC, New York , NY
One of the gems presented in the documentary is this photo of scholar Michel Fabre in Beauford's studio:
Image used with the permission of Pierre Fabre
Though one might think that Fabre sat for the portrait shown behind him, the subject of the painting is actually Colin Gravois.
Beauford gifted Fabre with a small work on paper entitled Man in African Dress. This was shown in the Beauford Delaney: The Color Yellow exhibition mounted by the High Museum in Atlanta in 2002-2003 and at the 2016 Paris Resonance of Form and Vibration of Color exhibition mounted by the Wells International Foundation.
To purchasing tickets for viewing Myth of a Colorblind France, click here: https://watch.firstrunfeatures.com/products/myth-of-a-colorblind-france-at-first-run-features
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