Black Artists Group
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The Black Artists Group (BAG) was a multidisciplinary arts collective that existed in St. Louis, Missouri from 1968 to 1972.
Members included saxophonists Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, J. D. Parran, Hamiet Bluiett, and Luther Thomas; trumpeters Baikida Carroll and Floyd LeFlore; trombonist Joseph Bowie; drummers Bensid Thigpen and Charles "Bobo" Shaw; bassist Arzinia Richardson; stage directors Malinke Robert Elliott, Vincent Terrell, and Muthal Naidoo; poets Ajule (Bruce) Rutlin and Shirley LeFlore; dancers Georgia Collins and Luisah Teish; and painters Oliver Jackson and Emilio Cruz.
[edit] External links
- BAG page from Washington University in St. Louis site
- A 2004 article on BAG's music wing
- Poets of Action: The Saint Louis Black Artists' Group, 1968-1972
[edit] References
- Looker, Benjamin. 2004. BAG: Point from which creation begins : the Black Artists' Group of St. Louis. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press. ISBN 1883982510
