Coonskin

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Artist: Ralph Bakshi

Year: 1970’s

Date of Action:

Region: North America


Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Film Video

Confronting Bodies:

Description of Artwork: Cinema

The Incident: Coonskin was screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art, and a controversy exploded. While many members of that audience responded enthusiastically, several leaders of the Harlem chapter of the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE) vehemently attacked the film during a question‐and‐answer session with Bakshi.

Results of Incident: Not provided yet.

Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/20/archives/the-campaign-to-suppress-coonskin-it-depicts-blacks-as-slaves.html