Sentences with phrase «groundbreaking black musicians»

The most complex, and affecting, of the icons at Dia is icon VIII (1962 - 3), which combines structural elements from icon VII and icon V. Flavin dedicated this work to the 1920s blues singer Blind Lemon Jefferson, and gave it a loaded title; the musician is identified by name and also with a racial slur, apparently intended as a comment on the dismissive treatment of groundbreaking black musicians and on other forms of lingering prejudice in these pivotal years of the Civil Rights movement.