Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), a painter and printmaker, was part of a generation of black artists whose work was overlooked by many institutions but is now being recognized. Grab the embed code for this video at Times Video: nyti.ms/1Q9lVyZ Produced by: DAMON WINTER, BEN LAFFIN AND SOO-JEONG KANG Read the story here: nyti.ms/1Ssunsw Subscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from The New York Times every week: bit.ly/timesvideonewsletter Subscribe on YouTube: bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times? Twitter: twitter.com/nytvideo Instagram: instagram.com/nytvideo Facebook: www.facebook.com/nytimes Google+: plus.google.com/+nytimes Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch. On YouTube. Painting the 20th Century: Black Artists | The New York Times www.youtube.com/user/TheNewYorkTimes