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By Sophie Gilbert This month, a show opens at the National Portrait Gallery that required a little sleuthing. “Capital Portraits: Treasures From Washington Private Collections” runs through September 5, offering a glimpse at works that are rarely (if ever) seen by members of the public. Big names (Andy Warhol, Chuck Close, John Singer Sargent, Salvador …
When President and Mrs. Obama decorated the White House, they selected an artwork by Glenn Ligon, the New York artist whose retrospective is currently at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The 1992 canvas, borrowed from the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum, is titled “Black Like Me #2,” and like a lot of Ligon’s work, it’s a …
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“Life is but a walking shadow,” wrote William Shakespeare in Macbeth. In film studies, we frequently consider the extreme contrast of light and dark, of noirish chiaroscuro designs that were born from the severe German expressionist lines. These are the “shadows” that highlight the pronounced differences between black and white, between coruscation and silhouette, between …
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THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 10….Sunday Brunch and Art ….11 to 5 pm Special $8 Art, music, fellowship, network and relax. Brunch Served NOW ONLY $8 with coupon Hours 11am – 5pm VISIT https://www.octobergallery.com/ PRINT OUR PAGE OF THE HOME PAGE BRING TO BRUNCH FOR DISCOUNT. Coupon Valid April 10, 2011 (only) For more info call October …
There was a celebratory mood at opening night of the African-American Shakespeare Co.’s new production of “Twelfth Night” last weekend. It wasn’t just the high spirits radiating from the stage as the company performed Shakespeare’s rollicking comedy, there was a lot to celebrate offstage as well. The company has weathered its share of ups and …
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Friday at 7:00pm 6353 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 Panoramic Poetry The October Lounge A seamless blend of art, rhythm, prose and music. Showcasing the area’s artists, poets, vocalist and musicians. Spots are going quickly !!!To get on the list to read at upcoming Panoramic Poetry : http://www.panoramicpoetry.com/ More Info: 215 629-3939 http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=132273810179081
On May 1, 2011, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site opens Robert S. Duncanson: The Spiritual Striving of the Freedman’s Son, the first exhibition featuring the work of the nineteenth-century African-American landscape painter Robert S. Duncanson in many years, and, the first exhibition of his work to appear on the east coast, even in his …
Liverpool tourism officials have claimed that African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech was written at a city centre hotel. The claim has been made in a guide to a major art event entitled ‘Liverpool Discovers’. A map in the guide shows over 20 locations where famous people were …
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It has been said by artists and historians alike that art serves as a time-capsule for history. The Jubilee Theatre in downtown Fort Worth, TX proved just that with their production of “The African Company Presents Richard III,” a play that chronicles the beginning of African American theatre. The play is set in 1821 and …
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Navigating the twice-a-year Brentwood “Art” Show is a jovial experience for the most part. Baby strollers compete for space with dogs, but the most dangerous area is always the congregation of cyclists pounding caffeine of one sort or another by Peets. This year the creative offerings were at best weak–and at worst decorative, derivative and …
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One of Detroit’s most protean and recognizable artists, McGee remains active in his 80s. His works are on permanent display at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Broadway Street People Mover Station and several hospitals. One of Kresge’s eminent artists, he makes paintings, sculptures and mixed-media …
Sunday, April 3 · 10:00am – 5:00pm 6353 Greene Street, Phila, PA 19144 Live Painting Demonstration…Meet the artist … See their new art work … Art, music, fellowship, network and relax. Brunch Served NOW ONLY $6 with coupon Hours 11am – 4pm VISIT https://www.octobergallery.com/ PRINT OUR PAGE OF THE HOME PAGE BRING TO BRUNCH FOR …
The 1st & Last Sunday of every month Price: $10 for Guests & $7.00 for Poets REGISTER NOW!!! Dinner will be served for an add’l $10.00 for Guests & Performing Poets will eat FREE with their $7.00 Charge. Also “ALL PERFORMING POETS” must be in attendance by 3:45pm, or RISK NOT BEING ALLOWED TO PERFORM!!! …
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Live Painting Demonstration…Meet the artist … See their new art work … Art, music, fellowship, network and relax. Brunch Served NOW ONLY $6 with coupon Hours 11am – 4pm VISIT https://www.octobergallery.com/ PRINT OUR PAGE OF THE HOME PAGE BRING TO BRUNCH FOR DISCOUNT. Coupon Valid for March 27 & April 3, 2011 (only) For more …
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The North Carolina Museum of Art is opening an exhibit of 75 works by many of the most significant contemporary African-American artists of the last three decades. The exhibit is titled “30 Americans” and opened Saturday at the museum in Raleigh. The 75 works come from the Rubell Family Collection of Miami, an internationally known …