Faith Ringgold is an African American artist, best known for her painted story quilts. She is professor emeritus in the University of California, San Diego visual art department. Faith Ringgold was born on October 8, 1930 and raised in Harlem and educated at the City College of New York, where she studied with Robert Gathmey and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. She received an M.A.from the … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
Famous African-American Painters
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Jacob Lawrence was an American painter; he was married to fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem. Lawrence is among the best-known 20th century African American painters, a distinction shared with Romare Bearden. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters
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Kara Walker is a contemporary African American artist who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence andidentity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes, such as The Means to an End--A Shadow Drama in Five Acts. Kara Walker is well known for her expansive tableaux of black and white cut-paper silhouettes that address highly … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters