March 16, 2016, Filed Under: Art, Authors, Books + ManuscriptsAfrican American artists and writers in the Limited Editions Club The stories I selected span three decades and show (Zora Neal) Hurston’s diversity in writing styles and subject matter. I created my illustrations from fragments of fabric, paper and faded photos. The layering of images, patterns and textures evoke the feeling of memory and old tales retold. So they become,… read more
March 13, 2012, Filed Under: Art, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsIn the galleries: Jacob Lawrence’s "Eight Studies for The Book of Genesis" Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000) received his early education as an artist in Harlem. By the time he was in his twenties, he had received national recognition for his work, notably “The Migration Series,” about the African-American migration from the South to the North following World War I. Lawrence spent most of… read more
