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# From the African American eyes
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/from-the-african-american-eyes/
- Published: 2004-01-21T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:36:57.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Main St, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

A local gallery is highlighting art from the African American perspective. The M. Hanks Gallery from Jan. 21 through Mar. 27, will present Masterpieces of African-American Art: An African-American Perspective Works.

The gallery, located at 3008 Main St. in Santa Monica, will exhibit pieces on paper and on canvas by past and present African-American artists, including Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Palmer Hayden, David Driskell, William Pajaud, Lawrence Jones, Beauford Delaney, Phoebe Beasley, Wilmer Jennings, Charles White and others.

Eric Hanks, owner and director of the gallery, will lead a tour of the exhibition at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22\. And UCLA Professor Paul Von Blum on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. will talk about why African-American art is important to all Americans.

Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call (310) 392-8820.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 21, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/012104.pdf?ref=smdp.com)