Benny Andrews – Visual Artist
Born in 1930, one of 10 children in a Georgia farming family, Benny Andrews grew up desperately poor. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he studied at the Art …
The Association of African American Museums (AAAM)
The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) is a non-profit member organization established to support African and African American focus museums nationally and internationally, as well as the professionals who …
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I’VE KNOWN RIVERS: PRESENTING AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY
Hosted by the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, PA I’VE KNOWN RIVERS: PRESENTING AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY “I’ve known rivers, ancient as the world and …
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Pica Mertvago: "Langston Hughes" – Sculpture Other, 2001
Sculpture offers me an opportunity to impose my aesthetic sense on the world around me, to give spontaneous expression to my feelings and ideas in a palpable three-dimensional form. The …
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Shinique Smith transforms piles of garments destined for export into eye– and thought–provoking installations
Shinique Smith transforms piles of garments destined for export into eye– and thought–provoking installations by Barbara Pollack In an industrial building near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Shinique Smith maintains an …
Pioneering Filmmaker Immortalized on Postage
Film director, screenwriter, producer and distributor Oscar Micheaux, who illuminated the African-American experience through more than 40 feature films, was immortalized on a U.S. postage stamp today, taking his place …
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Michael Jackson Fans Will Moonwalk In Motion-Sensing Game
Gamers will have the opportunity to moonwalk alongside the King of Pop. Video game developer Ubisoft announced it would release a new dancing-and-singing game featuring Michael Jackson this holiday season. …
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Ryman Arts’ 2010 Graduates Showcase Artwork at California African American Museum
LOS ANGELES, June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Sixth Annual Ryman Arts Student Art Exhibition is hosted by and now on display at the California African American Museum (CAAM) in Exposition …
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L. Londell McMillan Receives Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Award at Third Annual Gala Luncheon in East Hampton
Entertainment Attorney and Entrepreneur to Receive Prestigious Business Award on Saturday, June 26 and Hosts JONES MAGAZINE SUMMER SOIREE to follow NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ — L. Londell McMillan, …
Robert Shapazian dies at 67; founding director of Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills
The scholarly art dealer ran the blue-chip venue for a decade. He also was director of the Venice-based Lapis Press, which published fanciful, limited-edition artists’ books. Shapazian died of lung …
Hampton University Museum
Hampton University Museum Founded in 1868, the Hampton University Museum is the nation’s oldest African American museum. With galleries dedicated to African American, African, American Indian and Asian and Pacific …
The City of Hampton: Through the Lens of Reuben V. Burrell and James Van Der Zee
February 28, 2010 – November 27, 2010 The City of Hampton’s 400th Anniversary The City of Hampton: Through the Lens of Reuben V. Burrell and James Van Der Zee Opening …
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Museum and gallery events around Philly, PA
Museum and gallery events around Philly, PA Art Museums & Institutions African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville, NJ; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. Tanya Murphy Dodd. Donations accepted. Leonard R. Wilkinson …
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Michael Jackson prints and posters for sale.
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The search for Cuban art for future exhibit
There’s something about Cuba that captures the imagination of folks in South Florida. Some of it is the proximity, the feeling it’s so close you can reach out and touch …
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