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RICHMOND, VA.- Making History: Twentieth Century african american Art offers a fascinating glimpse at artistic production and patronage associated with the renowned Barnett Aden Gallery, operating in Washington, D.C., from …
MEXICO CITY (AP).- Sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett, a U.S. expatriate renowned for her dignified portrayals of African-American and Mexican women and who was barred from her home country for …
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Actress Sigourney Weaver and poet Maya Angelou attend the 2009 Straight for Equality awards at the Marriott Marquis. Today (April 4) marks the 84th birthday of world renowned poet and …
Greg Perkins, President and Founder of AAE Definition and Overview Black art constitutes a very diverse legacy, although many observers have a habit of generalizing what black art is. …
As I stated in a previous post about African-American masters, I love me some North Carolina artists… The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, NC is currently holding an exhibit …
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By Lisa Desjardins, CNN Radio Senior Correspondent Washington (CNN) – Few might realize it, but Tuesday’s primary elections might have quietly sealed the racial and ethnic makeup of the …
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By AsianWeek Staff – April 4, 2012Posted in: Art, Arts-Entertainment, News Andrew Lam The Diasporic Vietnamese Artist Network (DVAN) and the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) present the Third …
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Forty-four years ago today, my beloved friend and America’s soul and conscience, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The …
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Dates: January 28 – April 15, 2012 Location: Annenberg and Tuttleman Galleries, Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was a mentor and role model for younger artists …
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In observance of African American History Month, the Library of Virginia, in partnership with Capital One Financial Corporation, is honoring eight distinguished Virginians as the 2011 African American Trailblazers …
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Art Preview Tuesday, January 18, 2011 By Virginia Linn, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Vivian Davidson Hewitt Vivian Hewitt turns 91 on Feb. 17, but she seemed unfazed last week about leaving …
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Perils of rural Zimbabwe life depicted in art
As an adolescent superhero of black and Latino origin, Miles Morales strikes a blow for multiculturalism in the pages of Marvel Comics‘ “Ultimate Comics Spider-Man.” And there’s just as much …
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By MARY ROURKE AND VALERIE J. NELSON Los Angeles Times Elizabeth Catlett, a sculptor and printmaker who is widely considered one of the most important African-American artists of the 20th …
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