To commemorate Donald Rodney's career and Black History Month, we interviewed several artists, curators and critics who knew the artist personally. We asked them to contextualize his work art and to share their memories and experiences with us.

Jeremy Akerman (Artist), Eddie Chambers (Artist), Marlene Smith (Curator), Michael Tooby (Director, National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff), Elizabeth Ann McGregor (Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia), Mark Sealy (Director of Autograph) David Lawson (Filmmaker), David Thorp (Curator, The Henry Moore Foundation) and Virginia Nimarkoh.

We asked them to answer the following questions:

• How did you first meet Donald Rodney?
• What would Donald Rodney have thought about having his archives donated to Tate?
• What was Donald Rodney's involvement in the Black Art movement of the 1980s?
• What was Donald Rodney's work about when you met him?
• What key themes underpin Donald Rodney's work?
• How do you feel about Black History Month?

Select a question from above to read the responses.