▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁in ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁North ▁America . ▁▁ ▁William ▁Bla ke ▁and ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁Aqu arius ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁This ▁exhibition ▁expl ored ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁British ▁vision ary ▁poet ▁and ▁artist ▁William ▁Bla ke ▁on ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁American ▁artists ▁in ▁the ▁post - World ▁War ▁II ▁period . ▁This ▁exhibition ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁consider ▁how ▁Bla ke ’ s ▁art ▁and ▁ideas ▁were ▁absor bed ▁and ▁filtered ▁through ▁American ▁visual ▁artists ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . B la ke ' s ▁radical ▁vision ▁influenced ▁artists ▁of ▁the ▁Beat ▁generation ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁counter c ulture . ▁Among ▁the ▁artists , ▁mus icians , ▁and ▁writers ▁who ▁looked ▁to ▁Bla ke ▁were ▁such ▁diverse ▁figures ▁as ▁D iane ▁Ar bus , ▁Jay ▁De Fe o , ▁the ▁Do ors , ▁Sam ▁Francis , ▁Allen ▁G ins berg , ▁Jess , ▁Ag nes ▁Martin , ▁Ad ▁Rein hardt , ▁Charles ▁Sel iger , ▁Maurice ▁Send ak , ▁Robert ▁Smith son , ▁C ly ff ord ▁Still , ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁This ▁exhibition ▁also ▁expl ored ▁visual ▁cult ures ▁around ▁such ▁gal van izing ▁moments ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁as ▁Wood stock ▁and ▁the ▁Summer ▁of ▁Love . ▁