Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Getty Center, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Rebellion pioneer and filmmaker Barbara McCullough’s documentary *Horace Tapscott: Musical Griot* is a poetic meditation on the life of Los Angeles jazz musician, composer and community activist, Horace Tapscott (1934–1999). Screened in conjunction with the Getty’s exhibition [Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–85][1], the film—four decades in the making—is a loving portrait of Tapscott, Black Los Angeles, and musical history. After the screening, McCullough will be joined on stage in conversation with Kristin Juarez, senior research specialist for the [African American Art History Initiative][2] at the Getty Research Institute. This program is part of the [Art on Screen][3] series, which celebrates moving-image media and its intersection with art and art histories, as well as the series [Black Visions: Film as Archive][4]. In addition, Barbara McCullough is featured in the Getty Research Institute’s [oral histories collection][5] as related to the 2008 program [Modern Art in Los Angeles: African American Avant-Gardes, 1965–1990][6]. DIRECTED BY: Barbara McCullough. PRODUCED BY: Barbara McCullough and Chephren Rasika. EDITED BY: Scott Brock. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Johnny Simmons, Al Santana, Charles Burnett, Bernard Nicola. 16mm to HD, color, sound, 72 minutes, 2017. The conversation will be available on the [Getty Research Institute YouTube channel][7] following the event. Visit the Getty Research Institute's [Exhibitions and Events page][8] for more free programs. [1]: https://www.getty.edu/exhibitions/black-arts-movement/ [2]: https://www.getty.edu/projects/african-american-art-history-initiative/ [3]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/event_series.html [4]: https://www.getty.edu/whats-on/black-visions-film-as-archive/ [5]: https://www.getty.edu/research/special_collections/oral_histories/index.html#video [6]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/events/african_am_avant_gardes/index.html [7]: https://www.youtube.com/c/gettyresearch [8]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/