Good morning POU! It's Wednesday. This week's theme is about African-American painters. Enjoy! Rose Theodora Piper (October 7, 1917 – May 11, 2005) was an American painter best known for her semi-abstract, blues-inspired paintings of the 1940s. In the 1950s, out of financial necessity, she became a textile designer. For nearly thirty years, she worked as Rose Ransier, … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Painters
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Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Painters
Good morning POU Family! It's Tuesday! Enjoy this wee's theme highlighting African-American painters. Frederick J. Brown (February 6, 1945 – May 5, 2012) was a New York City-based visual artist originally from Chicago. His style ranges from abstract expressionism to figurative. His artwork was influenced by historical, religious,[ narrative and urban themes. He is noted … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Painters
Monday Open Thread: African-American Painters
Good morning POU Family and lurkers! This week's morning open threads will highlight African-American painters. Enjoy! Clementine Hunter (pronounced Clementeen) (late December 1886 or early January 1887 – January 1, 1988) was a self-taught black folk artist from the Cane River region of the U.S. state of Louisiana, who lived and worked on Melrose Plantation. She is the … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Painters
Friday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Morris Nolton Turner[was an American cartoonist, creator of the strip Wee Pals, the first American syndicated strip with an integrated cast of characters. Turner was raised in Oakland, California, the youngest child of a Pullman porter father and a homemaker and nurse mother.[ He attended Cole Elementary School and McClymonds High School in Oakland and Berkeley High School. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Monday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Jackie Ormes (1911-1985), creator of several popular comic strips in the 1930s–1950s, was the first female, African American syndicated cartoonist. In a male-dominated industry, Jackie captured a national audience with her fashionable and opinionated characters. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists