Faith Ringgold: Acclaimed Story Quilt Maker
Faith Ringgold is an African-American painter, writer, speaker, mixed media sculptor and performance artist best known for her large, painted story quilts. Born Faith Willi...
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The Art of Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
Jacob Lawrence’s The Migration Series (1940–41), a sequence of 60 paintings, depicts the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban...
Jacob Lawrence: Celebrated painter of the African-American experience
Jacob Lawrence was one of the most important artists of the 20th century, widely renowned for his modernist depictions of everyday life as well as...
The Art of Hale Woodruff
Hale Aspacio Woodruff (August 26, 1900 – September 6, 1980) was an African-American artist known for his murals, paintings, and prints. His three-panel work, Amistad...
The Photography of Adrian McDonald: The joy and beauty of childhood
“I hope it warms the heart of those who see them and know that beauty still exists in life, we just sometimes choose not to...
Black Skin: White Mask – The Art of Laurie Cooper
Laurie Cooper is an African-American artist born and based in Philadelphia, PA. She received her BA degree from the University of Arts and her Master’s...
NOIR & BLANC: The Art of Storytelling by Joseph Kendy
These beautiful illustrations by Haitian artist, Joseph Kendy, tell the story of a heroic ancestor during the Maafa (Atlantic slavery). It is a pictorial love...
The Art of Michael Anthony Brown
“Art at its best can heal. It can inspire the human spirit to soar new heights for the greater good man”. ~Michael Anthony Brown Michael...
The Art of Abdul Badi
Abdul Badi was born in Washington DC but spent his formative years in Brooklyn New York. As a young boy, he had an obsession for...
The Art of Anthony Burks
[dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]nthony Burks is one of the most unique conceptual artists in America.His paintings mix colored pencils, watercolor, pen, and ink, and are characterized by...