“Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies”
The Brooklyn Museum is showing a wonderful retrospective “Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies” by the late African-American/Mexican artist Elizabeth... Read More
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Raven Chanticleer and the Harlem African-American Wax Museum
This article has two parts: Part I is my reminiscence of visiting the Harlem African-American Wax Museum, and, my experience meeting Raven Chanticleer. Before visiting... Read More
Camille Billops: Sculptor, Filmmaker, Printmaker, Educator
Camille Billops was a multifaceted African-American artist whose contributions to sculpture, filmmaking, archiving, printmaking and education have left an endurable mark on contemporary art and... Read More
The vibrant “Harlem Renaissance” collection at the Met ★ ★ ★ ★
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism” collection is treasure trove of artistic and cultural significance. Highlights of this exhibition showcase a... Read More
The Harlem Renaissance — Masterfully Curated at The Met
Ademola Olugebefola and I recently entered the ornate and cavernous lobby of the famed “Metropolitan Museum of Art” eager to check out the latest conversational... Read More
Ernest Crichlow, an American Artist
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Ernest Crichlow was a prominent American social realist artist known for his powerful and thought-provoking works that captured the struggles and triumphs of African Americans.... Read More
Visual History of Black Creative Spaces by Alex Harsley
“From the Victoria to the Village: Alex Harsley’s Visual History of Black Creative Spaces” This retrospective by Alex Harsley features portraits of famous Black Americans... Read More
Visual Narratives: The Influence of Faith Ringgold
Let us pay homage to the recently passed Faith Ringgold, a remarkable and distinctly American, Black and female artist. Ringgold died on April 12, 2024... Read More