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Paul R. Jones, art collector and Bessemer native, dies at 81 By Michael Huebner — The Birmingham News January 28, 2010, 1:45PM Paul R. Jones’ mission to showcase African-American artist is being realized at museums and galleries nationwide. His collection of photography by Bessemer native P.H. Polk is on display at “To Make a Picture,” …
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NEW YORK—Earlier this month, the biggest auction houses proved they were back on their game, posting strong numbers in London. Now their smaller brethren are proving that they can notch up sales too. Swann’s auction of African-American fine art took home a healthy $1.24 million total with buyer’s premium yesterday, just barely shy of its …
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Conversation on Art #301 THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTAn introduction to African-American achievements in the visual arts,especially painting, from Colonial times to the present. Saturday, February 27 3 PMhttp://www.bestdeal123.com/pages/digital_downloads.html**********Conversation on Art #302 Collecting African American ArtA lively discussion on why the esthetic value of a work of art should be acollector’s primary motivation for acquiring art work. …
As you know, February is Black History Month. For the last 15 years, the 20 North Gallery in downtown Toledo has been celebrating the month with art exhibits from African American artists. Gallery owner Eric Hillenbrand says, “We have 21 different artists and an amazing array of talent.” Eighty percent of the African American artists …
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As an artist Jon suggest that black art is expressive in conversation, and has a position in creativity that is personally educational and observative. It’s color and content is a presentation of awareness of life and topics of knowledge. His paintings represent the facets of black american lives.A native St.Louisian Jon has illustrated a veiw …
Brilliant reds and golds glow in any light, bringing a burst of color to any room. Add your favorite blooms to this striking glass vase for a breathtakingly beautiful focus piece! Decorative purposes only. Renee’Holloway/Scarbo, a singer/songwriter for over 35yrs. Was once the only female lead vocolist of the group called “THE FLOATERS” who made …
Calvin Johnson Calvin’s lifelong love of art was first nurtured in a home filled with creativity flowing from his grandparents, parents and siblings. It grew immensely with his introduction of arts and crafts projects in the Philadelphia Public School system. As a first grade student, Calvin was assigned to design his very first mural; a …
The BET Awards were on last night and Joe Jackson attended. Now I understand people mourn and grieve lost ones in their own way, but when asked how was he doing from a reporter, Joe’s response was “I’m doing great!” Well, that’s nice. A huge portion of the world is currently saddened over the death …
I got my hair cut yesterday and we all know that perming, braiding, weaving, and cutting can take hours, so I was there for awhile. In that time, the television was tuned to all the news channels and their headlining story was, of course, the passing of Michael Jackson. What a day that was, beginning …
The photos, news articles and continual storm of chaos sprouting from Iran have been soul crushing. A couple days ago, a friend linked me to a video of a 16-year-old girl who was standing by and watching a peaceful protest when a soldier of the Basij (the Iranian military ordered to suppress the dissenters) shot …
This is Carla C-W, the new intern over at October Gallery. Throughout the summer I’ll be helping out with the preparations for the Philadelphia International Art Expo in November 2009. The internship just started last Friday, but I already have a handful of things to do. I’m excited though and can’t wait to contribute to …
By Amy Chozick and Kelly Crow Barack Obama is taking on health care, financial regulation, torture and environmental policy. He’s also revamping the White House art collection. The Obamas are sending ripples through the art world as they put the call out to museums, galleries and private collectors that they’d like to borrow modern art by …
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Renowned painter Ernie Barnes died Monday at age 70. Barnes came to painting after a career in professional football, as an offensive lineman with the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. Teammates called him “Big Rembrandt.” He could take on a defensive lineman, then commit the encounter to canvas. Many people would call Barnes a “black …
An exhibition of American artworks has just opened in Havana — the first major American group show in Cuba for over 20 years. “Guerilla Villa,” is one of the works on display at the “Chelsea visits Havana” exhibition. The “Chelsea visits Havana” exhibition is part of the 10th Havana Biennial art show, which opened on Saturday, …
Buy Local The concept of buying local is simply to buy food (or any good or service) produced, grown, or raised as close to your home as possible. With industrialization, our food is now grown and processed in fewer and fewer locations, meaning it has to travel further to reach the average consumer’s refrigerator. Although …