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Jacob Lawrence and Romare Bearden, 1970.

Introduction to the Icons

Both Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence have extensive bodies of work that showcase Black history intertwined with art. Familiarity with their work is a foundational… Read More »Introduction to the Icons

Left of Center: A 30 Year Legacy

The Left of Center Gallery is located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They have a superb African Art collection, a fine art gallery that… Read More »Left of Center: A 30 Year Legacy

Harold Bradford

A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Bradford received his MFA From the University of Washington, focusing on both graphics and fine art. His work ranges… Read More »Harold Bradford

Hope, Change, Vote, Progress

The message is clear, succinct, and vitally relevant right now! Shepard Fairey created the 2008 campaign posters for Illinois Senator Barack H. Obama’s run for… Read More »Hope, Change, Vote, Progress

What Your Brain Does When You Look at Art

Headsets that show the impact of art on human brainwaves will be available at museums and galleries around the UK. From BBC Click, the BBC’s… Read More »What Your Brain Does When You Look at Art

Feeling Good

“Feeling Good” (also known as “Feelin’ Good”) is a song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1964 musical “The Roar of the… Read More »Feeling Good

Jewelry is Art

Jewelry design is art and science. Jewelry making encompasses all five elements of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). Several iconic artists, including Picasso,… Read More »Jewelry is Art

Victory for the Arts

There were two attempts to eliminate federal funding for the arts and humanities in the U.S. House of Representatives this session and both were defeated!… Read More »Victory for the Arts

Charly Palmer, In Her Eyes III (left); Lawrence Philp, Yoruba.

December 2023 Black Art Auction

Featuring works by Charly Palmer and Lawrence Philp In 2020, Time magazine commissioned artist Charly Palmer to create a portrait of the impact of racial… Read More »December 2023 Black Art Auction

Afrofuturist Period Room at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Afrofuturism Installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room” is a fabrication of a domestic space that assembles furnishings and objects to create a fiction… Read More »Afrofuturism Installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art