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
African-American Painters
Saturday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
This week's open threads have focused on African-American painters. There were so many to cover, so I only chose names out of a hat. Today's thread will highlight the works of Terry Dixon. Terry Dixon (b. Washington, D.C, 1969) is an African American visual artist. He was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Atlanta College of Art in 1992 and a Master of Fine Arts … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
Tuesday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
Jonathan Green is the first individual of Gullah ancestry to train at a professional art school, Jonathan Green has created an acclaimed body of work that documents this rural culture, which emerged among West African slaves who lived on the Sea Islands or along the adjacent coast of South Carolina and Georgia. Descendants of these people have preserved ancestral … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters